Sustain by Kat

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 Sustain by Kat “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• Its use of lower-impact materials minimises chemicals, water, and wastewater in production.
• The brand prioritises recyclable textiles by minimising its use of fibre blends.
• Its packaging is recyclable.

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 Sustain by Kat “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• Most of its final production stage happens in the USA, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
• It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights.
• 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 Sustain by Kat “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use silk.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, wool, down, fur, angora, fur, exotic animal hair, or exotic animal skin.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Sustain by Kat “Good” overall.