Shokay

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• It offers repair services to its consumers.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• 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 Shokay “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Most of its final production stage happens in China, an extreme risk country for labour abuse.
• It partly traces its supply chain including some of the final and some of the second and first production stages.
• It provides jobs for workers from disadvantaged communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• 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.

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

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use exotic animal hair. 
• Responsible Wool Standard certifies the wool it sources.
• 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 Shokay “Not Good Enough” overall.