GRAIN DE MALICE

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 GRAIN DE MALICE “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact materials, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• While it donates unsold clothes to charity, there’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it’s taken any action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence 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 GRAIN DE MALICE “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• 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.
• During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, it did not disclose adequate policies or safeguards to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

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 GRAIN DE MALICE “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, and alpaca.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, mohair, down, angora, fur, and 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 GRAIN DE MALICE “Not Good Enough” overall.