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Sunday Afternoons

Responsibly designed, trendy sun protection hats

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Sunday Afternoons' Sustainability Rating

Fair


  • Raw Materials

    Sunday Afternoons uses both lower emissions materials such as RWS wool and recycled polyester, as well as high emissions materials including polyester and spandex. It uses materials that have certifications from RWS and bluesign. It commits to avoiding PFAs in all its products. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials.


  • Energy Use & Production

    Sunday Afternoons doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Sunday Afternoons sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.


  • Packaging & Distribution

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


  • Repair & Care

    Sunday Afternoons doesn't offer repair services or support. Sunday Afternoons offers a lifetime warranty for manufacturer defects. It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan.


  • Take Back Programs

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


  • Slow Fashion

    Sunday Afternoons offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items seasonally each year.


  • Marketing

    Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.


  • Transparency & Reporting

    Sunday Afternoons has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. Like many small brands with limited resources, it doesn't publish an annual sustainability report.


  • Emissions Tracking

    Sunday Afternoons internally measures its emissions in partnership with, or with auditing from, a third party. However, its last public reporting period was 2022. In that update, its estimated emissions footprint was 4,905 tons CO2e.


  • Targets & Offsets

    Sunday Afternoons has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the medium-term (5-10 years). It hasn't reported on its progress within the past year. Sunday Afternoons claims to hold The Climate Label, but its certification appears to have recently expired. It previously offset emissions from its full value chain and shared detailed information on the projects it supported.


  • Supply Chain & Labor

    Sunday Afternoons publishes some information about its labor practices, but doesn't provide details on supplier geography or traceability. It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor and prohibits child labor. Its code of conduct doesn't disallow unauthorized subcontracting, ensure the right to collective bargaining where not allowed by law, ensure a living wage, establish grievance mechanisms, or include firm environmental clauses. Sunday Afternoons doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.

Sunday Afternoons is rated Fair because it has started to improve its products and production process, but still has room to grow.

Sunday Afternoons uses a mix of high and low emissions materials. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials. However, the brand helps take responsibility for the full lifecycle of its products by offering a lifetime warranty for manufacturer defects.

Sunday Afternoons measures its emissions and has SBTi-approved reduction targets, which is rare for a small company. It formerly offset its full value chain through The Climate Label, but it's unclear if this is ongoing, since its certification recently expired. We hope to see it provide more information on its packaging, energy use, and supply chain in the future.

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (harmful) to 5 (best). How we rate →

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/beyond-the-brim https://www.sundayafternoons.com/blogs/sunday-blog/recycled-styles

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/beyond-the-brim

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/restricted-substances-list

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/guarantee

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions?_gl=1*xt7bhz*_gcl_au*MTU0MDc1MzE1OS4xNzY2MDA0NDg3*_ga*NjEyMjIxODYwLjE3NjYwMDQ0ODc.*_ga_55BZR622JQ*czE3NjYwMDQ0ODYkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjYwMDU2MDgkajgkbDAkaDk3NjIzMzM2MQ..#reamaze#0#/kb/trade-up-program

https://explore.changeclimate.org/brand/sunday-afternoons

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/blogs/sunday-blog/tackling-climate-change-head-on

https://sciencebasedtargets.org/target-dashboard

https://www.sundayafternoons.com/pages/code-of-conduct

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