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Lisa Yang

Rated: It's a start

price:
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location: Sweden

Lisa Yang is a knitwear brand with a focus on cashmere that has received a GOTS certification for organic cashmere.

Lisa Yang sustainability rating

Planet

2 out of 5

People

3 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 Lisa Yang “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

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 Lisa Yang “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It traces most of its supply chain.
  • There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
  • It visits its suppliers regularly.
  • 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 Lisa Yang “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
  • It appears to use exotic animal hair.
  • It doesn’t appear to use leather, wool, down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.

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

Last updated August 2023