Urban Medley

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• It manufacturers its products by hand to reduce its climate impact.
• It uses some recycled packaging.
• There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.

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

• 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.
• It visits its suppliers but does not state how often.

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 Urban Medley “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use wool, and silk.
• 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 Urban Medley “It’s a Start” overall.