Pringle of Scotland

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

• It uses few lower-impact materials.
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It uses some recycled packaging.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

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 Pringle of Scotland “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• Most of its final production stage happens in the European Union, a low/medium risk region for labour abuse.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• 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 Pringle of Scotland “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare.
• It appears to use exotic animal hair, and recycled 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 Pringle of Scotland “Good” overall.