Yes Friends' Sustainability Rating:
Materials
Slow Consumption
Accountability
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Good
Where Yes Friends is doing well: Yes Friends uses a majority of sustainable fibers in its garments. Yes Friends helps keeps garments out of landfill by offering a warranty.
Detailed Summary
Materials
How is this brand using sustainable materials, sourcing, and shipping to reduce its impact?
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Raw Materials
Yes Friends uses majoirty lower impact fibers, including GOTS-certified organic cotton and hemp. It uses a minimal amount of high impact fiber, like elastane.
Energy Use & Production
Both of Yes Friends' production factory partners use renewable energy, with its primary factory getting 50% of its energy from solar.
Packaging & Distribution
Yes Friends uses biodegradable bioplastic, partially recycled plastic, and virgin plastic in its packaging.
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
Commons could not find repair or care details for this brand.
Take Back Programs
Commons could not find information on any take back programs.
Slow Fashion
Yes Friends exclusively offers an evergreen collection and limits new releases. The brand recycles their offcuts.
Marketing
Commons is currently evaluating Ye Friends' marketing emails. Yes Friends addresses the environmental cost of fashion, and but does not discourage overconsumption.
Accountability
Is this brand transparent about its sustainability goals and how it’s working toward them?
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Transparency & Reporting
Yes Friends has a prominent and strategic sustainability webpage. It does not have an annual sustainability report.
Emissions Tracking
Commons could not find information for emissions tracking or offsets
Emissions Targets
Commons could not find emissions reduction targets for Yes Friends.
Supply Chain & Labor
Yes Friends publishes the names and locations of their production partners, but not of its material suppliers. The brand has a Supplier Code of Conduct, which protects the right to unionize, prohibits forced labor, and requires a living wage. It does not restrict subcontracting.
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