Sōma Sportswear

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

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including Tencel Modal.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• To minimise waste, it reuses all of its textile offcuts.
• 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 Sōma Sportswear “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in the UK, a lower risk country for labour abuse.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the first production stages.
• 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. Since Sōma Sportswear makes products that are generally free of animal-derived materials, we’ve not rated its impact on animals. Its overall rating is based on its combined People and Planet scores.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Sōma Sportswear “It’s a Start” overall.