Sweaty Betty

Sweaty Betty is owned by Wolverine Worldwide.

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 Sweaty Betty “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact materials, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It engages with production suppliers to manage water use.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.
• It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but there’s no evidence it is on track.
• While it offers clothing recycling to consumers, it doesn’t report on its results.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.

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 Sweaty Betty “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It sources its final stage of production from countries with high risk of labour abuse.
• None of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
• There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
• It provides a confidential complaints mechanism for workers in its supply chain to report suspected modern slavery.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
• During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, it did not disclose adequate policies or safeguards to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

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 Sweaty Betty “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, and down.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional mohair, alpaca, and down.
• It doesn’t appear to use angora, exotic animal skin, fur, leather or shearling.
• It states that it sources wool from non-mulesed sheep.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Sweaty Betty “Not Good Enough” overall.