ARTICLE22

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 ARTICLE22 “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
• It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.
• It manufactures its products by hand to reduce its climate impact.
• 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. Here we rate ARTICLE22 “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It has a mission to improve social conditions in Laos.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, though not in its entire 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 ARTICLE22 “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal hair, or exotic animal skin.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate ARTICLE22 “Good” overall.