Do Dreams make ethical furniture?
Based in the United Kingdom, Dreams is an above-benchmark brand within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Furniture sector.
As a brand with a positive score, all Dreams needs to do to be awarded Ethical Accreditation is to apply. The Good Shopping Guide would provide Dreams with some advice on how to improve its score before awarding it with our ethical and sustainable certification.
Do you want to know how your favourite furniture brands in the Ethical Furniture sector rank against Dreams?
Visit The Good Shopping Guide’s Furniture Ethical Ratings Table. Our Ratings Table can teach you more about the criteria that a brand has to meet so that it can reach our minimum Ethical Benchmark. The Good Shopping Guide suggests that all brands follow the example set by our top-rated brands like Dreams and adopt more ethical practices.
What makes Dreams a sustainable furniture brand?
Dreams’ parent company Tempur Sealy has a Corporate Social Values Report. The report contains concrete targets for improving its environmental record, which shows that the company is committed to being more sustainable.
Dreams also receive a top score under our Animal Welfare and Human Rights categories due to a lack of negative records.
What do Dreams receive a bottom rating for?
Unfortunately, Dreams’ lack of a Timber Sourcing Policy means that it receives a bottom score from The Good Shopping Guide for this category,
We hope that in the future, Dreams can improve upon this score.
What can Dreams do to improve its score?
Dreams’ excellent score within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Furniture sector is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.
As an above-benchmark brand, all Dreams needs to do to be awarded our certification is to get in touch and apply for Ethical Accreditation. After receiving its application, The Good Shopping Guide would offer Dreams some advice on how to work on its bottom score for its Timber Sourcing Policy and award it with our Ethical Mark.
Did you know that your Furniture brand could benefit from Ethical Accreditation? The Good Shopping Guide’s Ratings Tables can show you which other popular brands within the Ethical Furniture sector have received our ethics and sustainability certification. If you would like more information, please get in touch or fill out a rapid initial assessment form.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Timber Sourcing Policy
Poor
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Acceptable
-
Human Rights
Good
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Other Criticisms
Good
= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating