The latest version of this excellent resources has been released in this, Fashion Revolution Week. Read on ISSUU and download from here.
It grades many of the major clothing manufacturers / retailers in terms of how transparent they are in their production.
Some detail from Fashion Revolution on this initiative:
THE SITUATION NOW: We don’t know enough about the impact our clothing has on people and planet
While we are seeing companies share their policies and commitments on human rights and the environment, there is still much crucial information about the practices of the fashion industry that remains concealed — particularly when it comes to impacts on the lives of workers in the supply chain and on the environment.
The Fashion Transparency Index 2019 reviews and ranks 200 of the biggest global fashion and apparel brands and retailers according to how much information they disclose about their suppliers, supply chain policies and practices, and social and environmental impact.
It assesses brands and retailers across five key areas:
The results aren’t that surprising: the average score for all 200 brands and retailers is 21% out of 250 possible points, proving that there is still a lot of work to be done.
However, we are seeing brands and retailers making moves towards greater transparency.
Out of the 150 brands and retailers reviewed in 2018, we have seen a 5% average increase in their level of transparency this year and when we look at the 98 brands reviewed in the Index since 2017 we see an almost 9% increase in their average scores.
Companies like Timberland are scoring very highly in terms of their efforts here.
While in New York, I came across one of their stores which was closed, and the employees were creating a 'living wall' to sit behind the display of shoes, some of which had a recycled content to them. An attractive reminder of the importance of the environment in our choices of consumer goods.
Image: Alan Parkinson - shared under CC license
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