Polly Wales

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, its products are made-to-order.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

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

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• Its products are made in-house by a small team.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, but not throughout 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. Since Polly Wales makes products that are generally free of animal-derived materials, we have not rated its impact on animals. Its overall rating is based on its combined "Planet" and "People" scores.

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