River Woods

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 River Woods “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact materials.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.

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 River Woods “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• It doesn't disclose where all of its final production stage occurs.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
• There's no evidence it audits its suppliers.

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 River Woods “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather, wool, down, fur, exotic animal hair, and silk.
• It doesn’t appear to use angora, or exotic animal skin.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate River Woods “Not Good Enough” overall.