Selkie
Fairytale-inspired gowns and dresses
Selkie's Sustainability Rating
Insufficient
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. Selkie appears to heavily rely on high emissions and/or synthetic materials. Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials. Selkie doesn't report having any product or company-level certifications.
Energy Use & Production
Selkie doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Selkie 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. It doesn't appear to have made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging.
Repair & Care
Selkie doesn't offer repair services or support. Selkie doesn't offer a warranty. It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Selkie doesn't offer a take back program to help keep its products out of landfill.
Slow Fashion
Selkie offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items It limits overproduction and waste via made to order production.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Selkie 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. The brand offsets emissions from its shipping.
Supply Chain & Labor
Selkie publishes information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their geographic locations across Tier 1 (final production manufacturing). It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct, but does disclose other policy which prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, and includes environmental clauses. Selkie doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.
Selkie hasn't published enough sustainability information. It’s a smaller brand, which means it likely has fewer resources for robust sustainability efforts and reporting. When Selkie publishes more data, we’ll be able to do a more thorough review.
Selkie is still reliant on high emissions materials, including conventional cotton, nylon, polyester, silk. Also, Commons couldn't find any stated plans to increase low emissions materials and/or decrease synthetic materials. Selkie has no strategic programs or services to help keep its products out of landfills. It claims to do very small runs of inventory and pre sells many of its best sellers to minimize wastage, but it's unclear how frequently it's releasing new products.
Though it's a small brand with likely limited resources, we hope to see it provide greater transparency about its packaging, energy strategy, emissions, and any associated reduction strategies.
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