Hyde Wares

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 Hyde Wares “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact materials.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• It opts for vegetable tanned leather over chemical-heavy tanning processes.
• There’s no evidence it minimises 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 Hyde Wares “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its products are made in-house by the owner.
• It mostly traces its supply chain.
• 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 Hyde Wares “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather.
• 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 Hyde Wares “It's a Start” overall.