Wallis

Is Wallis an ethical and sustainable brand?

The Good Shopping Guide gives Wallis, an online fast fashion brand owned by Boohoo Group PLC, a low ethical rating. Unfortunately, this brand receives a Good Shopping Guide Ethical Score in our Ethical Fashion Retailers Ratings Table and has not yet met our minimum Ethical Benchmark. This brand has several areas to improve upon before it would likely qualify for our Ethical Accreditation.

Find out more about fast fashion and its impact on the Environment, Animals and People in our article on Ethical Fashion Retailers.

In what areas does Wallis perform poorly? 

Wallis scored low for the Environment, Animals, and People, partly because it is a fast fashion company and commits all kinds of ethical infractions.

Although several Debenhams/Boohoo Group brands (including Burton, Wallis, and Dorothy Perkins) declare that solely organic cotton is used in the production of their products, this claim is unsupported by any independent certification or verification. Cotton is certified to make sure that it wasn’t grown in a way that would have harmed nearby farmers, ecosystems, wildlife, or communities because it is a crop that typically employs high levels of pesticides. Wallis thus obtained a very low score for our Organic criteria.

In what areas does Wallis perform well?

Wallis also has a complete Code of Conduct; with such paperwork, both investors and customers can hold businesses accountable and determine which companies are making plans for a sustainable future. Here is the Wallis Code of Conduct.

How can Wallis improve its Ethical Rating?

In relation to Wallis, The Good Shopping Guide‘s score is given based on 15 ethical standards. Wallis must address a number of issues before the company can receive our Ethical Accreditation, including its lax standards for animal welfare and treatment of workers in its supply chain.

If your fashion brand values ethics and sustainability, why not check out The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation? Increase customer and investor confidence and stand out from the greenwash.