Veja's Sustainability Rating:
Materials
Slow Consumption
Accountability
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Where Veja is doing well: Veja helps keeps garments out of landfill by offering repair services. It publicly reports on its emissions impact and is working to innovate more sustainable materials.
Where Veja has room to grow: Veja publicly reports on its emissions impact, but does not have emissions reduction targets.
Detailed Summary
Materials
How is this brand using sustainable materials, sourcing, and shipping to reduce its impact?
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Raw Materials
Veja uses some low impact materials, including organic and recycled cotton, ethically harvested rubber, and LWG certified leather. It also uses some high impact materials, including synthetic rubber and virgin leather.
Energy Use & Production
Veja procures renewable energy in the form of RECs for its operations, including stores and offices. With the Aegean Project they have begun producing Vejas in Portugal to more locally serve the EU market.
Packaging & Distribution
Veja has made efforts to reduce the amount of virgn plastic in its packaging. It's eco-friendly materials include FSC-certified materials. The brand minimizes its packaging by reducing its packaging size. It is reducing its shipping emissions by reducing the amount of air freight.
Slow Consumption
Does this brand lower demand for new items by encouraging conscious consumption and facilitating the long-term use of its products?
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Repair & Care
Veja has a repair program. It gives detailed care instructions to extend garment lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Veja has a take back program that accepts its own brand's shoes for recycling.
Slow Fashion
Veja offers a core evergreen collection with limited new additions and releases.
Marketing
Commons is still analyzing this brand's marketing emails.
Accountability
Is this brand transparent about its sustainability goals and how it’s working toward them?
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Transparency & Reporting
Veja has a prominent, dedicated sustainability web page with specific, data-driven details on materials, packaging, labor practices, current initiatives and progress, circularity, energy use, emissions measurement, and emissions reduction. It was last updated in 2022.
Emissions Tracking
Veja internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions, including a breakdown by scope. In 2021 its estimated emissions footprint was 69,781.3 tCO2e.
Emissions Targets
Commons could not find verification that it offsets any emissions. Commons could not find emissions reduction targets for Veja. Larger brands have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
Veja publishes the locations of their primary material sourcing, including their rubber and cotton suppliers. It does not share its supplier code of conduct, but it makes statements regarding prohibiting forced labor, protecting the right to collective bargining, and ensuring a living wage for part of its supply chain. It regularly audits its suppliers and works with some fair trade certified partners.
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