Bianca Spender

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials .
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• Its packaging is recyclable.
• While it offers resale of secondhand products, there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to address textile waste 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 Bianca Spender “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Most of its final production stage happens in Australia, a low risk country for labour abuse.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• There’s no evidence it audits its suppliers.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• 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 Bianca Spender “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool, cashmere, alpaca, and mohair.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, leather, shearling, or down.

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