Hyer Goods

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 Hyer Goods “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials, including upcycled materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• It offers resale of secondhand products.
• It takes meaningful action to reduce emissions from transportation and distribution.

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

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• Much of its final stage is located in low risk countries or certified facilities, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of suppliers.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights. 
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• 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 Hyer Goods “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, alpaca, and angora.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, mohair, down, fur, or exotic animal skin.
• All of its animal-derived materials come from pre-consumer recycled sources.

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