Ginger & Smart

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 Ginger & Smart “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• It uses lower-impact dyes in some of its products.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.

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 Ginger & Smart “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It does not disclose where all of its final production stage occurs.
• It partly traces 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 visits its suppliers but does not state how often.

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 Ginger & Smart “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather, wool, and silk.
• It doesn’t appear to use down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Ginger & Smart “Not Good Enough” overall.