GANT

GANT is owned by Maus Frères.

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 GANT “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials, and it publishes an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but claims it’s not on track.
• To minimise waste, it recycles some of its textile offcuts.
• It takes some actions to reduce water use in its supply chain.

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 GANT “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Much of its final stage is located in lcertified facilities, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of suppliers.
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• 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.
• It has not taken sufficient steps to remediate its links to cotton sourced from Xinjiang, a region in China at risk of Uyghur forced labour.

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 GANT “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, and down.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool, mohair, and down.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, fur, or exotic animal skin.
• It states that it sources wool from non-mulesed sheep.

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