D&DEPARTMENT
Our Rating: 4 Stars - Good
Price: $ $ $ $
Country of origin: Japan
Official brand website: Visit
D&DEPARTMENT Sustainability Rating Overview
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 D&DEPARTMENT as “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
- It uses low-waste cutting techniques to maximize fabric use.
- It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labor to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate D&DEPARTMENT as “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- Its final production stage happens in Japan, a medium-risk country for labor abuse.
- It traces most of its supply chain.
- There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
- It’s not clear if 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 D&DEPARTMENT as “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
- It appears to use recycled down.
- It uses recycled wool in some of its wool products.
- It doesn’t appear to use leather, fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.
Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate D&DEPARTMENT as “Good” overall.
