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USA

Range

Kids, Menswear, Womenswear

Certifications

None

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification promotes responsible management of forests and verifies that products are made with materials from sustainably managed forests, using strict social and environmental criteria.

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) ensures that textile products are made from organic fibers, processed using environmentally friendly methods, and meet strict social and ecological criteria.

Global Recycled Standard (GRS)

Global Recycling Standard (GRS) certification verifies that products are made with recycled materials and meet strict social and environmental criteria.

ZQ Merino

ZQ Certification verifies wool producers meet strict standards of animal welfare, environmental sustainability, fiber quality, social responsibility, and traceability.

Allbirds

Allbirds is a shoe and apparel brand committed to using more natural materials to manufacture its products and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe).

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Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Packaging

Low Carbon

Promotes Circularity

Last updated on June 09, 2023

Environment

Allbirds uses medium proportion of lower-impact materials, such as

GOTS-certified organic cotton
ZQ Merino-certified wool
FSC-certified tree sourced products (TENCEL™️ Lyocell)
GRS-certified post consumer recycled plastics
Sugarcane
Castor bean oil

Its manufacturing locations include: South Korea, China, Vietnam, Peru, Guatemala, and USA.
It has a year-round quality collection with few items, and unlike fast fashion brands, micro-trends are not followed.
Its packaging is made from FSC-certified paper and 90% post-consumer recycled cardboard.
It opts for sea freight shipping over air freight which reduces its carbon footprint.
To extend the life of its products it runs Allbirds ReRun Marketplace, a platform which encourages consumers to shop gently used and slightly imperfect products.

Maker Wellbeing

A majority of its final production takes place in countries with extreme risk of labour abuse.
It has a Code of Conduct for its suppliers based on ILOs Four Fundamental Freedoms: no child labor, no forced labor, no discrimination, and employees having the right to association and collective bargaining.
It does not disclose whether workers in its factories are paid living wages.
It traces some of its supply chain and visits its suppliers.
Its strict policy against subcontracting, sets it apart from most brands, ensuring transparency around working conditions/hours/wages/etc.

Animal Welfare

Its wool is responsibly sourced and certified by ZQ Merino
It has an animal welfare policy in place.

Gives Back

Allbirds has invested in several carbon offset initiatives.

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Areas for Improvement

It needs to ensure living wages are paid to workers in its supply chain.
It needs to disclose how it deals with its textile waste and if there are standards in place to reduce/eliminate hazardous chemicals from its supply chain.