Son of a Tailor

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 Son of a Tailor “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a some lower-impact materials, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• To minimise waste, its products are made to order.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.

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 Son of a Tailor “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Portugal.
• Its Code of Conduct covers some ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• 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 Son of a Tailor “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, angora, fur, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Son of a Tailor “Good” overall.