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Lé Bent

Rated: It's a start

price:
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location: Australia

Lé Bent offers performance socks, baselayers and headwear made in Australia.

Lé Bent sustainability rating

Planet

2 out of 5

People

2 out of 5

Animals

4 out of 5

Overall rating: It's a start

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 Lé Bent “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses few lower-impact materials.
  • There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its Supply Chain.
  • There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
  • It uses Biodegradable 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 Lé Bent “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

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

  • There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
  • It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.
  • It states that it sources wool from non-mulesed sheep.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Lé Bent “It’s a Start” overall.

Last updated February 2023