The Rushing Hour

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 Rushing Hour “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, it recycles some of its textile offcuts.

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 Rushing Hour “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Some of its supply chain is certified by Fair Wear Foundation, and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers' rights.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• 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 Rushing Hour “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It uses recycled leather in all of its leather products.
• It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

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