Methodology

Researchers will need to comb through all information about a brand that is publicly available, either self-reported OR third-party reported information for the Project JUST category: Transparency and Traceability

We suggest familiarizing yourself with the brand’s reporting by visiting the brand’s website, as well as searching on openapparel.org, and conducting a web search for the brand's supplier lists. If you find the brand publishes a list of its suppliers, most of the time the brands will indicate at which level these are.

The following categorical answer options are designed to cover all possible answers to this question - i.e. Unknown is never a correct answer. If a brand does publish supplier countries, but does not indicate at which level, select "only Tier 1". Once the answer is found, select one of the below for the correct year you are researching, and submit.

- Yes, at all locations/facilities (HQ, Stores, Distro centres, all supplier tiers)
- Yes, but only Tier 1 Suppliers
- Yes, but only Tier 1 & 2 Suppliers
- Yes, but only all Supplier Tiers
- Yes, but only HQ/Stores/Distribution Centers
- No

About

Project JUST was created to transform the fashion industry into a transparent, accountable and sustainable system that celebrates the stories, the people and the resources behind the clothing.

To do so, they developed a robust methodology for researching brands and their sustainability practices for their searchable brand directory. The directory provides comparable research on brands to empower shoppers to make more informed and ethical purchasing decisions and to put pressure on brands to improve their practices.

While Project JUST dissolved in 2018, the research methodology can be continued through data contributions on WikiRate. 

This metric falls within the Transparency and Traceability category, which focuses on how open a brand is about communicating about its supply chain, and its social and environmental impact.