The Classic T-Shirt Company

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 The Classic T-Shirt Company “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton cotton.
• Its use of lower-impact materials minimises chemicals, water, and wastewater in production.
• It uses recycled packaging
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

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 The Classic T-Shirt Company “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in the USA, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, though not in its entire 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 The Classic T-Shirt Company “Good”. It doesn’t appear to use animal-derived materials but doesn’t claim to be a vegan brand.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate The Classic T-Shirt Company “Good” overall.