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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 Bared Footwear “Good��. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• It uses tanneries that are Leather Working Group Silver certified.
• Its packaging is recyclable.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.

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 Bared Footwear “Good��. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It sources its final stage of production from countries with extreme risk of labour abuse.
• More than half its final production stage is certified by Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA).
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• It ensures most workers in the final production stage are paid living wages, though not in its entire 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 Bared Footwear “It’s a Start��. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use shearling.
• It uses some recycled leather in its leather products.
• It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Bared Footwear “Good�� overall.