Matr Boomie

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

• It uses few lower-impact materials.
• It manufactures its products by hand to reduce its climate impact.
• It opts for vegetable tanned leather over chemical-heavy tanning processes.
• It avoids plastic 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 Matr Boomie “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces most of its Supply Chain.
• It provides jobs to workers from disadvantaged communities.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers' rights.
• It’s not clear if 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 Matr Boomie “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

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

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