Fabletics

Fabletics doesn't share a breakdown of its materials and some of its products don't have their materials listed at all. It claims that 50% of its core fabrics are sustainable but it doesn't provide any transparency on how this metric is calculated or how it defines 'sustainable'. Fabletics uses a majority of high emissions materials such as nylon, polyester, conventional cotton, spandex, rayon, and polyethylene, alongside a smaller volume of lower emissions materials like GOTS cotton, recycled polyester, and recycled nylon. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to improve its materials.

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's energy use. It shares that it has a LEED Gold Certified distribution center in North America, but doesn't provide any further energy efficiency information. Fabletics sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.

Fabletics has made efforts to reduce plastic and/or incorporate recycled plastic in its packaging - it uses 100% recycled plastic or FSC-certified materials for most of its packaging. It's made efforts to minimize packaging overall by eliminating inserts.

Fabletics doesn't offer repair services or a warranty.

It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan. It doesn't acknowlege microplastics in its care instructions, despite its majority-synthetic materials.

Fabletics has a take back partnership with ThredUp. This program accepts the brand's own clothes for resale. Fabletics doesn't share details on the efficacy of this program. We expect larger brands to share this information.

Fabletics is a fast fashion brand which continually overproduces products, incentivizes overconsumption, and creates excess waste. It reports releasing new items on a weekly basis and encourages memberships that rely on monthly orders.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Fabletics has a sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Despite being a larger company with increased influence, Fabletics doesn't publish an annual sustainability report, which signals a lack of transparency and accountability. Its parent company, TechStyle Fashion Group, doesn't seem to publish any sustainability information at an organization-wide level either.

Fabletics claims to measure its emissions, but doesn't share its process or findings. It references working with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, but Commons couldn't verify if the brand is currently certified. This certification requires certain annual disclosures, which Fabletics doesn't appear to share.

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Larger brands have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions. The brand claims to offset emissions from its full value chain (scope 1-3), but Commons couldn't find more detail or information to support the claim.

Fabletics doesn't currently publish information about its supply chain partners' locations, but 3rd-party reporting has identified that most of its partners are in Asia. Issues with its partners' labor conditions have been publicized in the past. It has a supplier code of conduct, which includes provisions for allowing collective bargaining, no unauthorized subcontracting, and no forced labor or child labor. It doesn't address grievance mechanisms, regular audits of partners, or commit to paying living wages.