The Ethical Silk 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 Ethical Silk Company “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact materials.
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It uses some recycled packaging. 
• It uses low-impact dyes in all of its products.
• It recycles water to reduce water use 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 The Ethical Silk Company “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 The Ethical Silk Company “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use silk.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate The Ethical Silk Company “Good” overall.