Kings of Indigo's Sustainability Rating:
Materials
Slow Consumption
Accountability
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Where Kings of Indigo is doing well: Kings of Indigo uses a majority of sustainable fibers in its garments. Kings of Indigo helps keeps garments out of landfill by offering repair services, a warranty. Kings of Indigo publicly reports on its emissions impact and yes emissions it is responsible for.
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Materials
How is this brand using sustainable materials, sourcing, and shipping to reduce its impact?
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Raw Materials
Kings of Indigo uses majority low impact fibers in its garments, such as organic and recycled cotton. It aims to avoid the use of synthetic fibers.
Energy Use & Production
Commons could not find information on this brand's renewable energy strategy. Kings of Indigo sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry. It is working to reduce the span of its operations by making efforts to produce closer to their home office in Amsterdam.
Packaging & Distribution
Kings of Indigo has made an efforts to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its packaging by both eliminating unnecessary pacakging and incorporating recycled plastics.
Slow Consumption
Does this brand lower demand for new items by encouraging conscious consumption and facilitating the long-term use of its products?
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Repair & Care
Kings of Indigo has a repair program and offers a three year repair warranty. It gives detailed environmentally conscious care instructions for its garments.
Take Back Programs
Commons could not find information on any take back programs.
Slow Fashion
Kings of Indigo offers a core evergreen collection. Commons could not find details about the frequency of its new releases or any strategies to limit overproduction.
Marketing
Commons is currently evaluating King of Indigo's marketing emails.
Accountability
Is this brand transparent about its sustainability goals and how it’s working toward them?
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Transparency & Reporting
Kings of Indigo has a prominent sustainability page, with details onsupply chain partners, materials, packaging, energy use, and circularity. This page was last updated in 2023 Kings of Indigo also has a detailed annual report, with a clear, impact driven strategy and progress reporting. Its latest annual report is from 2023.
Emissions Tracking
Kings of Indigo partners with a third party to measure and publicly report their emissions, including a breakdown by Scope. It's reported footprint was 359 tCO2e in 2022.
Emissions Targets
Commons could not find emissions reduction targets for Kings of Indigo. The brand offsets the emissions from their corporate operations only (Scopes 1 and 2).
Supply Chain & Labor
Kings of Indigo publishes the names and locations of some of their supply chain partners (Tier 1). It has a supplier code of conduct, which protects collective bargaining, requires a living wage, and prohibits forced labor. It does not include provisions for restricting subcontracting. The brand reports that it conducts regular audits of its partners.
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