Smalls Merino

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 Smalls Merino “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact materials.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, it reuses all of its textile offcuts.
• Its packaging is recyclable.
• It produces seasonless collections.

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 Smalls Merino “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces all of its supply chain.
• Some of its supply chain is certified by Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance and Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI including all of the final stage of production.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 Smalls Merino “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool.
• A high proportion of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, exotic animal skin, leather, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.

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