Faherty

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 Faherty “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials, including organic cotton.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores) but not in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• There’s no evidence that 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 Faherty “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain, including all of the final production stage.
• None of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• 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 Faherty “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, alpaca, down, and horn.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, mohair, or exotic animal skin.
• It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.

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