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Olmsted Outerwear

Rated: Great

price:
$$$$

location: Canada

Olmsted Outerwear is a clothing label that pays attention to small details, choosing to stay away from polymers and instead turning to natural fibres to ensure minimum impact.

Olmsted Outerwear sustainability rating

Planet

5 out of 5

People

4 out of 5

Animals

4 out of 5

Overall rating: Great

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great)


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 Olmsted Outerwear “Great�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
  • It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
  • To minimise waste, its products are made-to-order.
  • It uses recycled packaging.

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 Olmsted Outerwear “Good�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its final production stage happens in Canada, a low risk country for labour abuse.
  • It partly traces its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
  • It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
  • It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, 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 Olmsted Outerwear “Good�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses ethically sourced down.
  • It doesn’t appear to use leather, wool, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Olmsted Outerwear “Great� overall.

Last updated August 2023