Ucon Acrobatics

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
• There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.
• It opts for sea freight shipping over air freight to reduce its climate impacts.

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 Ucon Acrobatics “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its entire final production stage is certified by Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It partly traces its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 Ucon Acrobatics “Great”. PETA listed the brand as vegan.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Ucon Acrobatics “Good” overall.