Icebug

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials. 
• It opts for sea freight shipping over air freight to reduce its climate impacts.
• It uses tanneries that are Leather Working Group Gold certified.
• 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 Icebug “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its entire final production stage is certified by Fair Wear Foundation.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of 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 Icebug “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather and wool.
• It uses some recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.

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