The following article lists each affected issue, along with a list of initiatives that can contribute to the score of that issue.
PLANET
Issue: Packaging
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, Bluesign system, GOTS, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Global Recycle Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Non-Textile Waste (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, Bluesign system, GOTS, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Global Recycle Standard, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Textile Standard, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Leather Working Group audited tanneries (product-level claim) not LWG membership.
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Climate Change Measurement (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Water), Carbon Trust Standard (Waste), Carbon Trust Standard (Carbon)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Bluesign system, GOTS, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Materials: Organic hemp, Organic linen, Organic cotton, Recycled polyester, Better Cotton, Certified Cotton made in Africa, Recycled nylon, Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell, Monocel, Linen/flax, Hemp/jute, Ramie, Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold, Polylactic Acid (PLA), Lenzing "Tencel" modal, Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Climate Change Reduction (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Bluesign system, GOTS, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Global Recycle Standard, Cradle to Cradle Gold
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Climate Change Targets (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Waste)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Fairtrade Textile Standard, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Leather Working Group audited tanneries (product level claim) not LWG membership
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Climate Change Mitigation (small brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Water), Carbon Trust Standard (Waste), Carbon Trust Standard (Carbon)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Bluesign system, GOTS, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Global Recycle Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Materials: Organic hemp, Organic linen, Organic cotton, Recycled polyester, Better Cotton, Certified Cotton made in Africa, Recycled nylon, Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell, Monocel, Linen/flax, Hemp/jute, Ramie, Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold, Polylactic Acid (PLA), Lenzing "Tencel" modal, Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Hazardous Chemicals
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Bluesign system, GOTS, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Global Recycle Standard
Materials: Organic hemp, Organic linen, Organic cotton, Recycled polyester, Better Cotton, Certified Cotton made in Africa, Recycled nylon, Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell, Monocel, Linen/flax, Hemp/jute, Ramie, Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold, Polylactic Acid (PLA), Lenzing "Tencel" modal, Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Chemical Policies
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum, Cradle to Cradle Silver, Bluesign system, GOTS, Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic, OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Global Recycle Standard
Materials: Organic hemp, Organic linen, Organic cotton, Recycled polyester, Better Cotton, Certified Cotton made in Africa, Recycled nylon, Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell, Monocel, Linen / flax, Hemp / jute, Ramie, Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold, Polylactic Acid (PLA), Lenzing "Tencel" modal, Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Water Targets
Score is impacted by:
Materials: Organic hemp,Organic linen,Organic cotton,Recycled polyester,Better Cotton,Certified Cotton made in Africa,Recycled nylon,Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell,Monocel,Linen / flax,Hemp / jute,Ramie,Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold,Polylactic Acid (PLA),Lenzing "Tencel" modal,Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Water Reduction
found in Materials & Certifications
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Water), Carbon Trust Standard (Waste), Carbon Trust Standard (Carbon)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum,Cradle to Cradle Silver,Bluesign system,GOTS,Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic,OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Cradle to Cradle Gold
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Materials: Organic hemp,Organic linen,Organic cotton,Recycled polyester,Better Cotton,Certified Cotton made in Africa,Recycled nylon,Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell,Monocel,Linen / flax,Hemp / jute,Ramie,Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold,Polylactic Acid (PLA),Lenzing "Tencel" modal,Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Multi-stakeholder initiatives: Better Cotton
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives
Issue: Water Measurement
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Water), Carbon Trust Standard (Waste), Carbon Trust Standard (Carbon)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum,Cradle to Cradle Silver,Bluesign system,GOTS,Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic,OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Cradle to Cradle Gold
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Multi-stakeholder initiatives: Better Cotton
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives
Issue: Wastewater Management
Score is impacted by:
Company-level initiatives: Carbon Trust Standard (Water), Carbon Trust Standard (Waste), Carbon Trust Standard (Carbon)
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Product-level initiatives: Cradle to Cradle Platinum,Cradle to Cradle Silver,Bluesign system,GOTS,Cradle to Cradle Bronze or Basic,OEKO-TEX Made in Green/STeP by OEKO-TEX, Fairtrade International - Hired Labour, Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Cradle to Cradle Gold, The EU Ecolabel, Cradle to Cradle Gold
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Materials: Organic hemp,Organic linen,Organic cotton,Recycled polyester,Better Cotton,Certified Cotton made in Africa,Recycled nylon,Lenzing "Tencel" lyocell,Monocel,Linen / flax,Hemp / jute,Ramie,Fairmined Certified Ecological Gold,Polylactic Acid (PLA),Lenzing "Tencel" modal,Lenzing "ECOVERO" viscose
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Multi-stakeholder initiatives: Better Cotton
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives
Issue: Environmental Citizenship
Score is impacted by:
Novel materials: Amni Soul Eco,Circulose,Cupro,Desserto,ENKA Viscose,Frumat,Infinna,Mylo Unleather,Spinnova,VEGEA,Zoa,Other novel or innovative materials
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
PEOPLE
Issue: Code of Conduct
Score is impacted by:
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000),Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations,Fair Labor Association (FLA),Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA),GOTS,STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified,Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified,Clean Clothes Campaign,BSCI,Fair Trade USA,WFTO Guarantee System,,Fair Wear Foundation,,Bluesign system materials certified,Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA),Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance,Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP),Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Low-risk countries: United States—medium, Other countries with low or medium risk of labour abuse, EU excluding Romania and Slovenia—lower, Japan—lower, UK—lower.
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Issue: Modern Slavery (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000),Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, WFTO Guarantee System, Fair Wear Foundation, BSCI
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Countries with a lower risk of labour abuse: United States—medium, Other countries with low or medium risk of labour abuse, EU excluding Romania and Slovenia—lower, Japan—lower, UK—lower.
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Product-level initiatives:: Fairtrade Textile Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Issue: Gender, Diversity, Inclusion (large brands only)
Score is impacted by:
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000), Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA),, STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Clean Clothes Campaign, Fair Trade USA, WFTO Guarantee System, ,Fair Wear Foundation,Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Fairtrade Textile Standard, BSCI, GOTS
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Low-risk countries: United States—medium, Other countries with low or medium risk of labour abuse, EU excluding Romania and Slovenia—lower, Japan—lower, UK—lower.
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Issue: Auditing
Score is impacted by:
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000),Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations,Fair Labor Association (FLA),Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA),GOTS, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, BSCI,Fair Trade USA,WFTO Guarantee System,,Fair Wear Foundation, Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA), Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), Fairtrade Textile Standard, STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Fairtrade International - Small Producers Organizations, GOTS
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Low-risk countries: United States—medium, Other countries with low or medium risk of labour abuse, EU excluding Romania and Slovenia—lower, Japan—lower, UK—lower.
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Multi-stakeholder Initiatives: Fair Labor Association (FLA)
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives
Issue: Supplier Relationships
Score is impacted by:
Facility certifications: Fair Wear Foundation
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Multi-stakeholder initiatives: Action on Living Wages (ACT)
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives
Issue: Grievance Mechanisms
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Fairtrade Textile Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000),Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations,Fair Labor Association (FLA),Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA), STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Clean Clothes Campaign, Fair Trade USA, WFTO Guarantee System, Fair Wear Foundation, BSCI, GOTS, Bluesign system certified materials
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Low risk countries: United States—medium, Other countries with low or medium risk of labour abuse, EU excluding Romania and Slovenia—lower, Japan—lower, UK—lower.
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Issue: Living Wage Methodology
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Fairtrade Textile Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000),Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations,Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA), STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Clean Clothes Campaign, Fair Trade USA, WFTO Guarantee System, Fair Wear Foundation, Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA), Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), BSCI, GOTS, Bluesign system certified materials
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Issue: Living Wage Outcomes
Score is impacted by:
Product-level initiatives: Fairtrade Textile Standard
Assessed in Materials & Certifications
Facility certifications: Social Accountability International (SA8000), Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations, STeP by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX ® certified, Clean Clothes Campaign, GOTS
Assessed in Certifications and Labour Risk: Final Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Second Stage, Certifications and Labour Risk: Primary Stage
Issue: Sandblasting
Score is impacted by:
Multi-stakeholder initiatives: Fair Wear Foundation
Assessed in Multistakeholder Initiatives