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Elvis & Kresse

Rated: Great

price:
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location: United Kingdom

Elvis & Kresse is a UK brand that designs with reclaimed materials, offering luxury lifestyle bags and accessories.

Elvis & Kresse sustainability rating

Planet

5 out of 5

People

5 out of 5

Animals

4 out of 5

Overall rating: Great

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate


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 Elvis & Kresse “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
  • It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
  • To minimise waste, it reuses all of its textile offcuts.
  • To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy 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 Elvis & Kresse “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its products are made in-house by a small team.
  • It traces most of its supply chain.
  • It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage.

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 Elvis & Kresse “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses recycled leather in all of its leather products.
  • It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Elvis & Kresse “Great” overall.

Last updated 2024-07-29