Marc O'Polo
Rated: It's a start
price:location: Sweden
Marc O'Polo uses lower-impact materials but is not taking adequate steps to ensure payment of a living wage for its workers.
Marc O'Polo sustainability rating
Planet
People
Animals
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 Marc O'Polo “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
- It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
- There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.
- There’s no evidence it has set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
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 Marc O'Polo “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- More than half its final production stage is certified by Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI, and Fair Wear Foundation.
- There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
- There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
- During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it disclosed some policies to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.
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 Marc O'Polo “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare and clear implementation mechanisms in place.
- It appears to use leather, and exotic animal hair.
- It uses recycled wool in some of its wool products.
- Responsible Down Standard certifies the down it uses.
- It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
- It traces some animal-derived materials to the first production stage.
Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Marc O'Polo “It’s a Start” overall.
