Solid State Clothing

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 Solid State Clothing “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It follows a slow fashion model such as limited production runs and seasonless products.
• It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.
• It uses recycled packaging.

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 Solid State Clothing “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• All of its final and second production stages happen in the United States of America.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• 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 Solid State Clothing “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool.
• Some 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.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Solid State Clothing “Good” overall.