Kind Socks
Kind Socks' Sustainability Rating
Acceptable
Raw Materials
Kind Socks reports that 98% of its products are made with lower emissions or certified materials. It uses materials that have certifications from GOTS. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials.
Energy Use & Production
Kind Socks doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Kind Socks sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.
Packaging & Distribution
Kind Socks uses plastic-free packaging. It uses eco-friendly materials in its packaging, including ones that are recyclable. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging.
Repair & Care
Kind Socks doesn't offer repair services or support. Kind Socks doesn't offer a warranty. It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Kind Socks doesn't offer a take back program to help keep its products out of landfill.
Slow Fashion
Kind Socks exclusively offers an evergreen collection, which helps prevent waste from production of excess inventory. It limits overproduction and waste via small batch production.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Kind Socks has a prominent sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy. Like many small brands with limited resources, it doesn't publish an annual sustainability report.
Emissions Tracking
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. This process can be an expensive undertaking for small brands.
Targets & Offsets
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
Kind Socks publishes information about its supply chain partners, disclosing some of their geographic locations. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Kind Socks has previously stated that its supply chain is Fairtrade, but Commons couldn't find recent evidence to confirm this.
Kind Socks intentionally sources environmentally mindful materials, but still has room to grow in other areas.
Kind Socks uses a majority of lower emissions and/or certified materials in its products, specifically GOTS organic cotton. The brand uses recyclable plastic-free packaging materials and keeps its packaging to a minimum. It helps avoid overproduction by utilizing small batch production, but it doesn't share any efforts to keep its products out of landfills.
Though it's a small brand with likely limited resources, we hope to see it provide greater transparency about its energy and emissions, and any associated reduction strategies.
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