Motherhouse

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials. 
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.
• There’s no evidence it avoids harmful chemicals in the leather tanning process.

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

• It sources its final stage of production from countries with high risk of labour abuse.
• It partners with women artisans or women-owned enterprises.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers' rights.
• There’s no evidence 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 Motherhouse “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, and cashmere.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, shearling, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.

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