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PLAINANDSIMPLE

How ethical is PLAINANDSIMPLE?

PLAINANDSIMPLE is one of The GOOD Shopping Guide’s leading Ethical Accreditation members and is featured on our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.

PLAINANDSIMPLE therefore receives an outstanding GOOD Shopping Guide ethical score in our Fashion Retailers Ethical Comparison Table and successfully passes our ethical benchmark.

PLAINANDSIMPLE creates premium quality everyday clothing, that has been made to be recycled or composted. The brand is dedicated to protecting our planet by reducing waste with great products, that our readers will love.

In which areas does PLAINANDSIMPLE perform well?

PLAINANDSIMPLE receives a top rating in numerous areas within our criteria and scores particularly well in the Environment section.

Due to its extensive environmental policies and commitments, such as designing clothing with an extended lifecycle, PLAINANDSIMPLE receives a top rating in the Environmental Report criterion. Additionally, PLAINANDSIMPLE receives a top rating in the Organic category, as the brand offers a wide range of GOTS-certified organic clothing.

PLAINANDSIMPLE also has a clean record in all the research categories that examine whether a company is involved in unethical practices and industries. As a result, PLAINANDSIMPLE achieved a top rating in the Fossil Fuels, Armaments, Human Rights and Political Donations criteria.

What makes PLAINANDSIMPLE so sustainable?

PLAINANDSIMPLE focuses on designing clothing to be re-made so that it doesn’t end up in landfill at the end of its lifecycle. This special approach means that PLAINANDSIMPLE is tackling one of the largest issues in the fashion industry: waste.

PLAINANDSIMPLE also prioritises transparency and fair treatment of its supply chain workers. With a robust Code of Conduct on its website, the brand ensures accountability throughout its supply chain. Transparency such as this is of the utmost importance in the fashion industry as it ensures no human rights abuses take place in order to produce clothes.

Thanks to its many examples of ethical initiatives and achievements, PLAINANDSIMPLE has earned our prestigious Ethical Innovator title, which acknowledges all of the brands’ fantastic work to make fashion work for the planet and its people, not against them.

How did PLAINANDSIMPLE achieve Ethical Accreditation?

PLAINANDSIMPLE has attained Ethical Accreditation from The GOOD Shopping Guide. This involved a detailed audit of the brand’s ethical policies and practices to verify its ethical status. PLAINANDSIMPLE is subject to regular checks to ensure the company maintains high ethical standards.

As a result, PLAINANDSIMPLE is permitted to use our GOOD Shopping Guide Ethical mark, which certifies the brand’s ethical status and allows consumers to recognise PLAINANDSIMPLE as an ethical business.

Visit our Accredited Brands Directory to see which brands have achieved The GOOD Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation. To find out more about how it works, please get in touch or complete a Free Initial Assessment Form.

Visit PLAINANDSIMPLE’s website to check out its designs.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

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GSG category benchmark

100

Awarded Ethical Accreditation

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Organic

    Good

  • Better Cotton Initiative

    N/A

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Code of Conduct

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Good

  • Ethical Trading Schemes

    N/A

  • Human Rights

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Good

  • Other Criticisms

    Good

  • Ethical Innovator

    Good

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