Olmsted Outerwear

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

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, its products are made-to-order.
• It uses recycled 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 Olmsted Outerwear “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Canada, a low risk country for labour abuse.
• It partly traces its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, though not in its entire 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 Olmsted Outerwear “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses ethically sourced down.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, wool, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Olmsted Outerwear “Great” overall.