IVY OAK

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not 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 IVY OAK “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• It audits some of its suppliers but does not specify what proportion.
• 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 IVY OAK “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare and some clear implementation mechanisms in place.
• It appears to use leather, wool, and exotic animal hair.
• It doesn’t appear to use down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.

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