Allbirds
Shoes
Their eco-friendly shoes are made in a factory in South Korea.

Overall

Owned USA
Rating C
About the Ratings
Allbirds Inc
USA

Company Assessment

(Last updated Nov 2024)
Allbirds Inc
Praise
Certified B Corp with score of 96.5
Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. The B Impact Assessment measures a company's practices and outcomes in five areas: governance, workers, community, the environment, and customers. This company has a B Impact Score of 96.5 and has held B Corp Certification since December 2016. The median score for businesses is 50.9, with a score of 80 required for B Corp Certification.
Criticism
10.76% for supply chain practices in China
The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 10.76/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
Information
ZQ-certified wool
The merino wool used in their shoes is ZQ-certified, which means it meets stringent standards of sustainable farming and animal welfare. Their superfine merino wool also requires 60% less energy to produce than typical synthetic materials used in shoes.
Use of non-mulesed wool
Brands owned by this company are listed in Human Society International Australia's Better Wool Guide as using 100% non-mulesed wool from a robust certification scheme, or has a time-bound commitment to do so. Mulesing is the controversial practice of removing strips of the skin of a lamb's rear and is often done without pain relief. In Australia, the only country where mulesing still occurs, an estimated 10 million merino lambs are subjected to mulesing each year - equivalent to 19 lambs per minute.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition member
This company is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in March 2011 by a group of global apparel and footwear companies and non-profit organizations (representing nearly one third of the global market share for apparel and footwear). The Coalition's goals are to reduce the apparel industry's environmental and social impact, and to develop a universal index to measure environmental and social performance of apparel products.
Sustainability claims
This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website including use of recycled packaging, donating lightly used Allbirds to Soles4Souls, and using natural materials.
40/100 in Ethical Fashion Report
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2024 Ethical Fashion Report' assessed 120 companies on their efforts to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation in their supply chains, as well as protect the environment from the harmful impacts of the fashion industry. Assessment criteria fall into five main categories: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability. This company received a score of 40/100. The average score was 31.3 and the highest score was 90.
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Company Details

Type:
Private company

Contact Details

Address:
San Francisco, California, USA
Website:
www.allbirds.com

Products / Brands

Allbirds
Allbirds Mens Shoes
Allbirds Womens Shoes