Parker Clay

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

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact materials.
• It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.
• It avoids plastic packaging.
• It uses tanneries that are Leather Working Group Gold certified.

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

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It provides jobs for workers from disadvantaged communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• It ensures some workers in the final production stage are paid living wages, 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 Parker Clay “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, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.

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