Uptown Studio Designs

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 Uptown Studio Designs “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 a closed-loop system to reduce water use in its Supply Chain.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.

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 Uptown Studio Designs “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It doesn't disclose where all of its final production stage occurs.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• 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 Uptown Studio Designs “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few animal-derived materials.
• It appears to use wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

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