ZIMMERMANN
Zimmermann is a high-end Australian womenswear brand known for its elegant skirts, swimwear, dresses, and pants. The brand has taken steps to reduce its environmental impact by using recycled materials and setting greenhouse gas reduction targets, though it faces challenges in labor transparency and animal material sourcing.
Range: Womenswear
Price: Expensive
Location: Australia
Sustainability Rating
- Planet: 3
- People: 3
- Animals: 2
Analysis
Planet
Rating: It's a Start
- Uses some lower-impact materials, including recycled materials.
- No evidence of meaningful action to reduce water use in most of its supply chain.
- No evidence of actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
- Has set a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but lacks evidence of being on track.
People
Rating: It's a Start
- Part of its final production stage is certified by standards such as BSCI, SMETA, SA8000, and WRAP.
- Sources its final stage of production from countries with an extreme risk of labour abuse.
- No evidence of supporting diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
- Recruitment procedures aim to identify and support workers at risk of modern slavery.
- No evidence of ensuring workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosed adequate policies to protect workers in its supply chain.
Animals
Rating: Not Good Enough
- Has a formal policy aligned with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare but lacks clear implementation mechanisms.
- Appears to use leather, wool, down, shearling, exotic animal hair, decorative feathers, and silk.
- Does not appear to use fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
- No evidence of tracing any animal-derived materials to the first production stage.
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