Della Terra's Sustainability Rating
Great
Raw Materials
Della Terra uses nearly 100% lower emissions materials, including BCI or GOTS cotton, hemp, linen, and GRS recycled cotton. It reports that only 0.6% of its materials are virgin synthetics.
Energy Use & Production
Della Terra uses renewable energy in a portion of its production and has general plans to expand this. It sources its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry, but has reduced its footprint by localizing its manufacturing within Colombia.
Packaging & Distribution
Della Terra has made efforts to use more sustainable packaging, but it doesn't share its current materials. For a small brand, we assume a mix of materials.
Repair & Care
Della Terra doesn't offer repair services or a warranty. It gives detailed care instructions that may help extend garment lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Della Terra has a take back program that accepts its own brand's clothing for resale, upcycling, or recycling. It doesn't share details on the efficacy or impact of this program.
Slow Fashion
Della Terra offers a core collection and limits new additions and releases.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Della Terra has a sustainability page with information about materials, labor practices, supply chain partners, emissions measurement, and energy use, but it makes this page somewhat hard to find on its site. This information appears to have been last updated in 2023
Emissions Tracking
Della Terra measures its emissions on a company-level and reports them publicly. In 2023 its estimated total was 101 t CO2e.
Emissions Targets
Della Terra is climate neutral certified through Change Climate, and therefore offsets its full value chain emissions. It doesn't have science-aligned reduction targets, but it does have short-term reduction goals. Many of its goals were for Q4 2024, but results haven't been shared or updated recently.
Supply Chain & Labor
Della Terra publishes geographic information about its Tier 1 suppliers and some Tier 2 materials suppliers. It has worked to trace its supply chain and holds a BCome traceability certificate. It doesn't have, or doesn't publicly share, a supplier code of conduct.
Della Terra has a Good rating because it intentionally minimizes environmentally harmful materials and offsets its full value chain emissions through its climate neutral certification. It uses nearly 100% certified or lower emissions materials and takes responsibility for the full lifecycle of its products by offering a takeback program. It has localized its end-stage production and holds a certification for tracing its supply chain. It's also working on expanding its use of renewable energy.
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