Balega

Commons could not find information on the overall proportion of materials this brand uses. For a small brand, we assume use of a mix of material types. It makes garments with high emissions fibers, including virgin nylon and elastane. It plans to reduce its reliance on high impact fibers by expanding recycled polyester blends in its 2024 line. Commons was not able to find recent reported progress on this goal within the last year..

Commons could not find information on this brand's energy use. Balega sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry.

Commons could not find information on this brand's packaging materials, beyond that it completed an initiative to make their packaging 100% recyclable.

Balega does not offer repair services or support. Balega offers a 1 year warranty for manufacturer defects. It gives detailed care instructions to extend garment lifespan.

Commons could not find information on any take back programs.

Balega offers a core evergreen collection with additional releases.

Commons is still analyzing Balega's marketing emails.

Balega has a sustainability page on its website with information about materials, packaging, and emissions reduction. It is not prominently displayed and it is unclear how often this page is updated. The brand does not have an annual report.

Balega is Climate Neutral certified via the Change Climate Project. It internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions, including a breakdown by scope. In 2023, its estimated emissions were 4,719 tCO2e.

Balega has science-aligned emissions reductions targets for the medium term. It has shared progress specific to these targets in the last year and is on track for some of them.

Balega does not publish information about its supply chain partners. It does not have or does not make public any supplier code of conduct.