It’s our goal to continuously evaluate and improve our Environmental, Social and Governance performance, which ties into our mission of creating a safer, more sustainable world.
- Aalia Mauro | Founder & CEO
Certification Metrics
We use six comprehensive metrics to evaluate brands to curate the best-in-class products for Verte Mode Customers.
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Sustainable materials & ingredients
Verte Mode looks for proof of material health, such as sustainable, traceable sourcing for healthy, regenerative materials processing, including renewable energy, water, and land stewardship. Verte Mode’s use of third-party certifications standards highlights worker conditions, educates consumers, and holds sellers and their products accountable—removing any greenwashing of products, from resource extraction to the product’s end-of-life.
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Lower carbon footprint
We check carbon offsetting manufacturing practices that reduce the generation of co2, methane, and other greenhouse gasses throughout the extraction, production, shipping, use, and discard cycles.
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Corporate Integrity
Proof of corporate integrity takes precedence, whether the company exhibits various accountability, transparency, and stewardship practices internally, among employees, and externally, among consumers. internal decisions matter.
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Lifecycle Assessments
Verte Mode seeks evidence of life cycle assessments, defining and systematically analyzing the potential environmental impacts of products or services throughout their entire life cycle, from the production to disposal phases.
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Social Fairness & Community Initiatives
For Verte Mode, social fairness standards must include prohibiting child and forced labor, ensuring health and safety protections, meeting and exceeding EDIA (equity, diversion, inclusion, access) standards, and meeting or exceeding legal minimum wage requirements in the area. we ensure there’s proof of current initiatives, such as financial commitments or time contributions to sustainable, social, and environmental organizations resulting in support of public benefits and nonprofits.
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Shipping & Packaging
Our evaluation process includes assessing the materials used, shipping methods, packaging design, carbon footprint, recycling and disposal practices, and transparency. We strive to ensure that the brands we work with are taking meaningful steps towards sustainability in these areas, so that we can contribute to a greener and more sustainable future for all.
Click hereVerte Mode’s primary mission is to provide customers with a reliable ecommerce resource for purchasing sustainable, safe, cruelty-free products and services.
Our product certification process involves seeking out the most sustainable and high-quality ingredients and materials in each category. After all, what constitutes eco-friendliness in a t-shirt may not be the same as what makes a shampoo.
We firmly believe that it is our responsibility to ensure that the materials and ingredients used by our partners safeguard and protect the planet for future generations.
Our dedicated team of independent analysts and ratings technology work diligently to provide accurate and reliable assessments of fashion brands. We leave no stone unturned when it comes to evaluating their sustainability and ethical practices.
Our approach involves thorough examination and validation of various trusted sources. We rely on comprehensive third-party indices like the Fashion Transparency Index and CDP Climate Change and Water Security projects. These indices provide valuable insights into a brand's transparency and environmental impact.
We also consider certifications and accreditations that hold brands accountable. We look for certifications like Fair Trade, which ensures fair wages and working conditions, and the Fair Wear Foundation, which focuses on improving labor conditions in the garment industry.
6 Point Rating System
Verte Mode’s must-have requirements
The advantage of shopping with Verte Mode is that each sustainable product and service has already passed high industry standards. With such high bars, customers have the power to make informed choices that align with their individual values. so, shop with confidence knowing that you're making a positive impact on the world.
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Statement of sustainable business practices certified and published on the business website or other public announcements.
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Provide proof of fair labor practices at all stages of the supply chain.
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Full materials & ingredients list
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third-party certifications
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Full transparency of production & supply chain from sourcing, suppliers, factories, to workers safety and condition
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Full transparency of production & supply chain from sourcing, suppliers, factories, to workers safety and condition
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Full transparency of production & supply chain from sourcing, suppliers, factories, to workers safety and condition
We diligently measure and offset our carbon emissions, and vow to reduce our footprint even further moving forward. To support our goal, we invested in carbon credits through climate neutral, which will help fund essential climate change solutions such as renewable energy and reforestation initiatives.
Moreover, we are in the process on of developing a full-fledge lifecycle assessment the certification process required us to develop a detailed plan for curbing our overall emissions, with the ultimate aim of achieving zero emissions in the foreseeable future.
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