Monki
Rated: It's a start
price: $$$$
location: Sweden
Monki uses few animal-derived materials but is not taking adequate steps to ensure payment of a living wage for its workers.
Monki 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
Monki is owned by H&M Group.
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 Monki “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It uses few lower-impact materials.
- It follows an unsustainable fast fashion model with quickly changing trends and regular new styles.
- It’s eliminated some hazardous chemicals but has not made a commitment to eliminate all hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
- It’s published a biodiversity protection policy that applies to some of its supply chain.
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 Monki “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- None of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
- It received a score of 71-80% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index.
- 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 did not disclose adequate policies or safeguards 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 Monki “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of animal welfare.
- It appears to use exotic animal hair.
- Responsible Wool Standard certifies some of the wool it sources.
- It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
- It uses few animal-derived materials.
Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Monki “It's a Start” overall.
