Lucy & Yak

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 Lucy & Yak “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• It offers clothing recycling to consumers to help address end-of-life textile waste.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in some of its supply chain.
• Its packaging is recyclable.

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 Lucy & Yak “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• All of its final production stage is certified by Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton. 
• It claims it has a Code of Conduct but does not publicly disclose it.
• 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 Lucy & Yak “Good”. It doesn’t appear to use animal-derived materials but doesn’t claim to be a vegan brand.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Lucy & Yak “Good” overall.