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LaBante London

United Kingdom

LaBante London is a UK accessories brand founded by Vanita Badlani. It designs vegan bags, wallets, jewellery, sunglasses and trainers for women and men. The range includes backpacks, totes, crossbody bags and laptop bags, all made without animal materials. The V&A Museum in London has added one of its handbags to its permanent holdings. The brand describes its approach as Fashion With Respect. It uses biodegradable and recycled materials, and its products carry a one-year warranty. LaBante says it gives at least 10 percent of its profits each year to charities, including animal welfare groups, a hospice and cancer support organisations. Good On You rates LaBante Good overall. It scores Great on animals because PETA lists it as vegan. Its people score is Good: the whole final production stage is SMETA-certified and audited, but there is no evidence of living wages. Its planet score is It's a Start. The brand avoids plastic packaging and uses some renewable energy, but it does not publish a breakdown of its materials and shows no evidence of action on hazardous chemicals.

Will's Vegan Store

United Kingdom

Will's Vegan Store is a London-based brand that sells vegan shoes, boots, sneakers, coats, knitwear and accessories such as belts and wallets for men and women. It began as Will's Vegan Shoes and was renamed once it grew beyond footwear. Everything is vegan, down to linings and glue. Products are made in Italy and Portugal under EU labour, anti-discrimination and health and safety law. Most footwear and accessories use an Italian bio-based vegan leather made from 62-66% plant-origin material on a eucalyptus viscose backing. The brand says the rest is polyurethane and that the material does not biodegrade. Orders ship in plastic-free paper and cardboard packaging. The brand measures its emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, sets yearly reduction targets and is certified through The Climate Label. Good On You rates Will's Vegan Store Good overall and lists it as PETA Cruelty Free and Global Recycled Standard certified.

ASK Scandinavia

Finland

ASK Scandinavia is a premium accessories label based in Helsinki. It designs bags and accessories, including totes, shoulder bags, travel bags and baby changing bags, with a clean, sculptural Nordic look meant to outlast seasonal trends. The brand started from a need for more sustainably made changing bags that it could not find on the market. Production takes place in Europe with trusted partners. The brand says all its materials are cruelty-free, traceable and certified, and its founder has used materials such as ECONYL and MIRUM in accessories. Each product has a digital ID, described as blockchain-powered, that verifies origin and authenticity, shows material composition and care information, and makes resale easier. The brand won Recycle the Runway by Global Fashion Agenda. Good On You rates ASK Scandinavia Great overall. It scores the brand Good for planet and people and Great for animals, noting that the whole range is vegan. It also notes that most of the supply chain is traced, that more than half of final production is SMETA audited, and that some workers in final production are paid living wages.

WAWWA

United Kingdom

WAWWA is a British label making clothing for men and women. The range covers hoodies, T-shirts, trousers, skirts, jackets, scarves and bags. The brand describes its clothing as organic, fairtrade and vegan, and many items are offered on pre-order. Good On You rates WAWWA Good overall, with Great scores for planet and animals and It's a Start for people. On the environmental side, it notes a high proportion of lower-impact materials such as organic cotton, limited production runs and manufacturing closer to home. It found no evidence that the brand works to reduce packaging. On labour, Good On You says WAWWA partly traces and audits its supply chain. It found no evidence of a Code of Conduct or of living wages being paid. The entire product range is vegan.