The Knotty Ones

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 Knotty Ones “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower impact materials including organic cotton but it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It offers resale of second hand products.
• It avoids plastic packaging.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

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 Knotty Ones “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• All of its final production stage happens in Lithuania.
• It partners with women artisans or women-owned enterprises.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• It ensures women working in its supply chain receive adequate healthcare including sexual and reproductive services.
• 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 Knotty Ones “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool, cashmere, alpaca, and mohair.
• A high proportion of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional cashmere, wool, and mohair.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, or down.
• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate The Knotty Ones “Good” overall.