URBAN RESEARCH

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 RESEARCH “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• 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. Unfortunately, URBAN RESEARCH does not publish sufficient information. You have a right to know how the products you buy affect the issues you care about.

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 RESEARCH “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, fur, angora, exotic animal hair, and silk.
• It uses some recycled down in its products.
• It doesn’t appear to use exotic animal skin.
• There’s no evidence it traces any animal-derived materials to the first production stage.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate URBAN RESEARCH “We Avoid” overall.