pinqponq

At the time of rating, pinqponq had recently been acquired by Kapten & Son, but had not been included in Kapten & Son's most recently available reports. This rating considers information which precedes its acquisition by Kapten & Son.

pinqponq is owned by Fond Of.

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• It uses lower impact materials, but there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to reduce its energy use or greenhouse gas emissions.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• It provides Guppyfriend bags or similar options to help consumers capture the microplastics shed during washing.
• It's eliminated some hazardous chemicals from 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 pinqponq “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its entire final production stage is certified by Fair Wear Foundation.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It ensures some workers in the final production stage are paid living wages.

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

• It appears to use wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, exotic animal skin, leather, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

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