MELAWEAR

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 MELAWEAR “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• It completes the first and second stages of production in the same country to reduce its climate impact.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices).

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

• Much of its final stage is located in certified facilities, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of suppliers.
• It audits all of its supply chain across each stage of production.
• It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of 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 MELAWEAR “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, down, angora, fur, exotic animal hair, or exotic animal skin.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate MELAWEAR “Good” overall.