Girlfriend Collective

Home Country: USA
“Body positive lounge wear”
Girlfriend Collective is all about being comfortable and eco-friendly at the same time. By including models with differing body types, Girlfriend Collective also helps promote body positive vibes. In addition to their broad selection of lounge wear in multiple popular colors, Girlfriend Collective makes sure their products are produced ethically with their SA8000 certification.

Girlfriend Collective

Girlfriend Collective Swim
Eco-Stylist Silver
Home Country: USA
“Body positive lounge wear”
Girlfriend Collective is all about being comfortable and eco-friendly at the same time. By including models with differing body types, Girlfriend Collective also helps promote body positive vibes. In addition to their broad selection of lounge wear in multiple popular colors, Girlfriend Collective makes sure their products are produced ethically with their SA8000 certification.

Transparency

Two Leaves Earned
Rated: Good

  • Girlfriend Collective shares the name and address of their main sewing factory in Vietnam, as well as the SA8000 certification for that factory.
  • Girlfriend Collective also provides the name and address of their main material facility, where used plastic bottles are recycled into fabric. They share the Oeko-Tex certification for this factory too.

  • Girlfriend can improve their transparency score by sharing a factory list that goes beyond their main factories, and includes the whole supply chain.
  • They can also share how much of their supply chain they have traced.

Fair Labor

Three Leaves Earned
Rated: Excellent

  • Girlfriend Collective provides a living wage to their factory workers, guaranteed under their SA8000 certification.
  • The SA8000 certification also ensures that Girlfriend Collective visits their facilities regularly to prevent any unfair treatment of factory workers.
  • Girlfriend Collective has implemented well-being programs in their factories. For example, they provide a free catered lunch and dinner to workers as well as providing healthcare.

Sustainably Made

Two Leaves Earned
Rated: Good

  • Girlfriend Collective is working towards cleaner ways of production by reducing the scale of their production and utilizing recycled materials.
  • Girlfriend Collective uses 100% recycled and recyclable packaging!
  • Under Girlfriend Collective’s OEKO-TEX certification, they guarantee eco-friendly dyes and ensure wastewater is carefully cleaned and cooled before releasing it.
  • Girlfriend Collective invests in circular economies by creating a reclaiming service named “Regirlfriend.”

  • To improve this part of the criteria, Girlfriend Collective can include the CO2 emissions and water usage that are associated with their production process.

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Last Updated: 02/17/24.
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