Paneros

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Woman-Owned

Range

Womenswear

Certifications

1% for the Planet

Commitment by businesses to donate 1% of their sales to environmental nonprofit organizations.

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) applies to any non-food product containing 95-100 percent organic material. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product and tracks the flow of the raw material from its source to the final product.

Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)

The BSCI is a European social monitoring system for ethical sourcing that was founded by the Foreign Trade Association in Brussels (FTA). The Business Supply Chain Initiative (BSCI) is a business-driven initiative for companies committed to improving working conditions in the global supply chain.

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Program (WRAP)

The Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) certification ensures socially and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices in the apparel industry.

Last updated on May 30, 2023

Environment

Paneros uses a medium proportion of lower impact materials, such as TENCEL, linen, and deadstock fabrics (leftover fabric from other designers).
It has a natural dye products line.
Its manufacturing takes place in Indonesia.
Unlike fast fashion brands, it manufactures its clothing in small batches to avoid textile waste.
Its mailers are made from 100% recycled polyethylene and have post-consumer and post-industrial content in them.

Maker Wellbeing

It traces all of its supply chain with one of its manufacturing partners certified by WRAP (for safe, lawful, humane, and ethical manufacturing), and BSCI (for improving working conditions in the global supply chain).
It visits its suppliers to monitor them.
It does not have a Code of Conduct for its suppliers, but states that it does not work with suppliers that employ children or incorporate unsafe/unethical conditions for workers.
It claims that all of its suppliers pay a fair living wage.

Animal Welfare

It uses silk to manufacture very few of its products.
It does not have an animal welfare policy in place.
It does not appear to use leather, fur, down, exotic animal skin, exotic animal hair, or angora.

Gives Back

By crafting its products from hand using traditional Balinese artisanal techniques, it supports keeping traditional artisan knowledge and skills alive.
It is a member of 1% for the Planet, which means regardless of profits, 1% of all its sales are given to projects that protect the planet.

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Areas for Improvement

It needs to ensure it uses certified-organic cotton to make its products.
It needs to ensure its wood sourced ingredients are certified by third parties, like Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
It needs to calculate and disclose its water and carbon footprint.