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Fair Indigo

Rated: Good

price:
$$$$

location: United States

Fair Indigo offer timeless, quality organic cotton clothing.

Fair Indigo sustainability rating

Planet

5 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

3 out of 5

Overall rating: Good

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate


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 Fair Indigo “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
  • It uses low-impact materials that help limit chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
  • It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.
  • To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
  • It uses recycled packaging.

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

  • It traces most of its supply chain.
  • The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
  • It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
  • There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct, but it has a formal statement covering workers' rights.
  • 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 Fair Indigo “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
  • It appears to use alpaca.
  • It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, wool, cashmere, mohair, or down.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Fair Indigo “Good” overall.

Last updated 2025-06-27