Vertbaudet

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• It uses lower-impact materials, but there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to reduce its energy use or greenhouse gas emissions.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in 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 Vertbaudet “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its final production stage, though not its entire supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• There’s no evidence it audits its suppliers.
• 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 Vertbaudet “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, wool, alpaca, and down.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, cashmere, mohair, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Vertbaudet “Not Good Enough” overall.