Kuhl Clothing

Commons couldn't find information on the overall proportion of materials this brand uses. For a small brand, we assume a mix of material types. Kuhl Clothing uses both lower emissions materials such as organic cotton and Tencel lyocell, as well as high emissions materials including conventional cotton, polyester, and spandex. It uses materials that have certifications from RWS and RDS. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials.

Kuhl Clothing shares information on its renewable energy strategy or any targets for expanding its use of renewable energy. It implements some energy efficiency measures in its production sites and corporate offices. Kuhl Clothing sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's packaging materials. We assume smaller brands are using a mix of materials. It doesn't appear to have made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging.

Kuhl Clothing offers send-in for repair options. It also shares details on the impact of this repair program. Kuhl Clothing offers a warranty but doesn't specify its timeline.

Kuhl Clothing doesn't offer a take back program to help keep its products out of landfill.

Kuhl Clothing offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items seasonally each year. It limits overproduction and waste via reusing waste/deadstock, batch production.

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Kuhl Clothing has a sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Like many small brands with limited resources, it doesn't publish an annual sustainability report.

Kuhl Clothing measures its emissions, but doesn't share its process or findings.

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

Kuhl Clothing publishes some information about its supply chain partners, but doesn't provide details on geography or traceability. It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which disallows unauthorized subcontracting, ensures the right to collective bargaining, prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, establishes grievance mechanisms, includes environmental clauses. Its code of conduct doesn't ensure a living wage. Kuhl Clothing doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.