Komodo

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton. 
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in some of its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• 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 Komodo “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Most of its final production stage is certified by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton and Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance. 
• Its Code of Conduct covers some ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 Komodo “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool, cashmere, and mohair.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, leather, shearling, alpaca, or down.
• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.

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