Fabienne Chapot

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate Fabienne Chapot “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It uses Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified packaging.
• There’s no evidence it’s taken any action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assess brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Fabienne Chapot “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate Fabienne Chapot “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, and alpaca.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, shearling, cashmere, mohair, or down.
• It has a formal policy but it is not aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Fabienne Chapot “It's a Start” overall.