Nina Rein

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

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.

• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.

• 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 Nina Rein “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Lithuania, a medium risk country for labour abuse.

• It traces most of its supply chain.

• Its Code of Conduct covers [ILO] principles.

• It visits its suppliers regularly.

• 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 Nina Rein “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool and exotic animal hair.

• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.

• It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.

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