Marlies Dekkers

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 Marlies Dekkers “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• It produces long-lasting products.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to minimise microplastic impacts.

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

• Its final production stage is audited by Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI.
• It sources its final stage of production from countries with extreme risk of labour abuse.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
• It traces most of 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. Since Marlies Dekkers makes products that are generally free of animal-derived materials, we’ve not rated its impact on animals. Its overall rating is based on people and planet.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Marlies Dekkers “Good” overall.