ZEROBARRACENTO

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.

• It uses low-waste cutting techniques to maximise fabric use.

• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

• 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 ZEROBARRACENTO “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces most of its supply chain.

• Its final production stage happens in Italy, a low risk country for labour abuse.

• It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.

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

• It has an animal welfare policy aligned with the [Five Domains].

• It appears to use exotic animal hair.

• It uses recycled wool in some of its wool products.

• It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, angora, fur, or exotic animal skin.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate ZEROBARRACENTO “Good” overall.