Tea Collection
Unique kids clothing with hand-drawn prints, designed to be passed down
Tea Collection's Sustainability Rating:
Poor
Tea Collection's Poor rating is due to a lack of published sustainability information. It’s a smaller brand, which means it likely has fewer resources for robust sustainability efforts and reporting. When Tea Collection publishes more data, we’ll be able to do a more thorough review.
Tea Collection partners with Treet to offer a resale platform, Tea Rewear, for customers to sell their used items which has the potential to keep products out of landfills.
However, Tea Collection is reliant on high emissions materials, including conventional cotton, polyester, and spandex. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials or decrease synthetic materials. The brand doesn't provide information on most sustainability topics, including packaging.
Raw Materials
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. Tea Collection appears to heavily rely on high emissions and synthetic materials such as conventional cotton and polyester. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials. Tea Collection doesn't report having any product or company-level certifications.
Energy Use & Production
Tea Collection doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Tea Collection 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. Tea Collection doesn't appear to have made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging.
Repair & Care
Tea Collection doesn't offer repair services or support. Tea Collection doesn't offer a warranty. It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Tea Collection has a take back partnership with Treet called Tea Rewear. This program accepts the brand's own clothes for resale.
Slow Fashion
Tea Collection offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items frequently throughout the year.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Tea Collection has a sustainability page with high-level 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.
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
Tea Collection publishes limited information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their geographic locations across Tier 1 (final production manufacturing). It has a supplier code of conduct, but doesn't publicly share it. Tea Collection doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.
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