Totême

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
• It has eliminated some hazardous chemicals from its manufacturing.

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

• Most of its final production stage is monitored by the Fair Wear Foundation.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• 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 Totême “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has an animal welfare policy but is not aligned with the Five Domains.
• It appears to use leather, shearling, and exotic animal hair.
• Responsible Wool Standard certifies some of the wool it sources.
• Responsible Down Standard certifies some of the down it uses.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Totême “It's a Start” overall.