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ID.EIGHT

Rated: Good

price:
$$$$

location: Italy

ID.EIGHT is an Italian brand creating sneakers from fruit waste.

ID.EIGHT sustainability rating

Planet

4 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

5 out of 5

Overall rating: Good

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate


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

  • It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
  • Its use of lower-impact materials minimises chemicals, water, and wastewater in production.
  • It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
  • It uses Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified 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 ID.EIGHT “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
  • Its final production stage happens in Portugal, a low risk country for labour abuse.
  • There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
  • 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 ID.EIGHT “Great”. It states that its entire product range is vegan.

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

Last updated 2025-02-13