Space NK

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate Space NK “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact ingredients.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• It recycles product packaging and discloses the amount.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• It could be using palm oil, but it has not disclosed any information regarding responsible sourcing that mitigates environmental impacts.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Space NK “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It doesn't disclose where its final production stage occurs.
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• It audits some of its suppliers but does not specify what proportion.
• It has an internal grievance mechanism for workers to report concerns like harassment and unpaid wages, but the process isn’t anonymous.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.

Note that the "People" rating in Good On You’s methodology is defined by labour rights and does not consider consumer health.

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 Space NK “Very Poor”. It doesn’t clearly state what animal-derived materials it uses.

• It doesn’t clearly state what animal-derived materials it uses.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.
• It does not have a certification, policy, or statement against the use of animal testing in its supply chain.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Space NK “We Avoid” overall.