Zeeman

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including BCI cotton.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.
• While it offers clothing recycling to consumers, it doesn’t report on its results.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity 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 Zeeman “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Some of its final production stage is certified by Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI, Fair Wear Foundation, Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton and Social Accountability International - SA8000. 
• It provides modern slavery awareness training for its suppliers.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It agrees to long-term contracts with its suppliers to help provide financial security for them.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of 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 Zeeman “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• It has a formal policy but it is not aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

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