Girlfriend Collective

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials, including recycled materials.
• It uses lower impact materials, but there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to reduce its energy use or greenhouse gas emissions.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• 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 Girlfriend Collective “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Some of its supply chain is certified by Social Accountability International - SA8000, including its entire final production stage.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• It is unclear whether it ensures payment of a living wage 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. Since Girlfriend Collective makes products that are generally free of animal-derived materials, we’ve not rated its impact on animals. Its overall rating is based on its combined environment and labour scores.

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