PLAINANDSIMPLE

How ethical is PLAINANDSIMPLE?

PLAINANDSIMPLE, a sustainable activewear brand which offers stylish and ethical clothing, is one of The GOOD Shopping Guide’s top-rated ethical brands and is featured on our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.

The brand receives an outstanding GOOD Shopping Guide ethical score in our Ethical Activewear Ratings Table and therefore 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.

We encourage other companies in the Activewear sector to follow PLAINANDSIMPLE’s example and adopt more ethical policies and practices.

In which categories does PLAINANDSIMPLE perform well? 

As reflected in its high ethical score, PLAINANDSIMPLE performs well in many categories of our assessment. This includes achieving a top rating in every criterion in the Animals and People sections.

For instance, PLAINANDSIMPLE receives a top score in the Code of Conduct criterion, which confirms that the company holds its suppliers to rigorous standards of human and workers’ rights. This includes fair wages, safe working conditions, right to union membership and reasonable working hours.

Additionally, PLAINANDSIMPLE was awarded a top rating for Environmental Report, as it has plenty of sustainable information on its website, outlining its extensive environmental commitments. Such initiatives include the brand’s GOTS-certified organic clothing options. Organic cotton is an important issue in the fashion and activewear sectors because the overuse of pesticides can result in environmental damage.

What makes PLAINANDSIMPLE so sustainable? 

It is clear from its policies and practices that PLAINANDSIMPLE makes sustainability and ethics a high priority. 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.

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 attain Ethical Accreditation?

PLAINANDSIMPLE has attained Ethical Accreditation from The GOOD Shopping Guide. This involved an application process and a full review of the brand’s ethical policies and practices. PLAINANDSIMPLE is subject to an annual review to ensure this brand maintains high ethical standards.

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

Visit our ratings tables 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.

Explore PLAINANDSIMPLE’s clothing on the company website.