Swedish Stockings

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• To minimise waste, it recycles all of its textile offcuts.
• It takes meaningful action to reduce emissions from transportation and distribution.
• There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in some of 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 Swedish Stockings “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final stage of production happens in Italy.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO 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 Swedish Stockings “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool and cashmere.
• A high proportion of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, exotic animal skin, leather, shearling, alpaca, mohair, or down.

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