Afends
Organic hemp streetwear and trendy womenswear
Afends' Sustainability Rating:
Fair
Fair
afends is rated Fair because it has started to improve its materials and energy strategy, but still has room to grow. afends makes items with a mix of lower emission materials, such as recycled or OCS cotton, RCS nylon, and hemp, and some higher emissions materials like conventional cotton and elastane. It uses 100% renewable energy at its offices and allows customers to offset their shipping emissions. However, afends has no strategic programs or services to help keep garments out of landfills. Though small companies often lack resources to comprehensively report, it doesn't share information on its packaging, emissions measurement, or supply chain and labor practices.
Raw Materials
Commons couldn't find information on the overall proportion of materials this brand uses. For a small brand, we assume use of a mix of material types. afends appears to use a mix of lower emissions materials, including hemp, RCS nylon, and OCS or recycled cotton, and high emissions materials such as cotton jersey, elastane, and conventional cotton. It doesn't have any clear targets for improving its materials mix, but states that it's always trying to innovate.
Energy Use & Production
afends uses renewable solar for 100% of its energy need at its offices, but it doesn't share anything about renewable energy use at its production sites. afends sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry.
Packaging & Distribution
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's ecommerce packaging materials. We assume smaller brands are using a mix of materials and still utilize virgin plastic. It has worked to reduce paper waste in its stores by minimizing packaging and printed receipts. afends is working to reduce the impact of shipping emissions via a partnership with EcoCart to give customers the option to offset their shipping emissions
Repair & Care
afends doesn't offer repair services or a warranty.
Commons couldn't find care instructions for this brand.
Take Back Programs
Commons couldn't find information on any take back programs.
Slow Fashion
afends offers a core collection with some additional releases. Commons couldn't find further information about its production strategy.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
afends has a sustainability page with high-level information about materials, packaging, and energy use, but this page is hard to find on its site. It's unclear how often this page or information is kept up to date. Like many small brands with limited resources, afends doesn't publish an annual sustainability report.
Emissions Tracking
Commons couldn't find information for emissions tracking.
Emissions Targets
Commons couldn't find verification that it offsets any emissions. Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for afends.
Supply Chain & Labor
afends doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't have or doesn't make public any supplier code of conduct.
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