about the brand
Founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 2009, The Ethical Silk Company specializes in luxury sleepwear, loungewear, bedding, and accessories crafted from mulberry silk.
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Ethical Silk Company
Brand Rating & Evaluation
Overall Rating:
Conscious
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The Shifting Gaia rating evaluates brands based on sustainable practices, ingredients and materials, and social responsibility, among others. These are a few factors influencing this brand's score:
sustainability practices
The Ethical Silk Company utilizes low-impact dyes in all of its products and recycles water to reduce water usage in its supply chain.
Additionally, the company reuses all of its textile offcuts to minimize waste. However, there is no evidence that the company uses lower-impact materials in its products.
The company does not provide detailed information regarding its carbon footprint, energy consumption, or specific measures taken to achieve carbon neutrality. Increased transparency in these areas would enhance their score in this category.
ingredients & materials
The Ethical Silk Company employs low-impact dyes in all of its products, which reduces the environmental and health risks associated with conventional dyeing processes.
The company does not provide detailed information regarding the sourcing and processing of all materials used. Providing comprehensive ingredient transparency and obtaining relevant certifications would further improve their score in this area.
social responsibility
The Ethical Silk Company engages in several socially responsible practices. Some of its supply chain is certified by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) Guarantee System, indicating adherence to fair labor practices. The company's Code of Conduct covers the International Labour Organization's Four Fundamental Freedoms principles, and it traces most of its supply chain.
Additionally, the company ensures that workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, though this does not extend to the entire supply chain.
The company does not provide detailed information regarding labor practices in the earlier stages of the supply chain. Greater transparency and third-party verification of labor conditions throughout the entire supply chain would strengthen their score in this area.
certifications
World Fair Trade Organization (WTFO) Guarantee
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