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Löffler

Rated: It's a start

price: $$$$

location: Austria

Löffler is an Austrian outdoors and sportswear brand that stands for responsibility, quality, innovation.

Löffler sustainability rating

Planet

3 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

3 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 Löffler “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses few lower-impact materials.
  • There’s no evidence it takes action to address textile waste in its supply chain.
  • To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in its supply chain.
  • Most of its products are certified by Oeko-Tex STeP.

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 Löffler “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights.
  • It traces most of its supply chain.
  • It’s not clear if it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
  • It visits its suppliers regularly.

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 Löffler “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 wool.
  • It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

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

Last updated April 2023