Sustainable Brand Benchmark - Qst Industries
By CommonShare
QST Industries is a leading supplier of clothing construction components, including pocketing materials, elastics, linings and interlinings, insulations, and waistbands, to the apparel industry in more than 130 countries worldwide. Its brands include Q-Loop belt loop tape (guards against belt loop fray on blue jeans), Quick-Stretch clear elastics, and Ban-Rol waistband fabric. QST also supplies home furnishing fabrics and offers custom printing and die and table cutting. Sam Haber founded QST in 1880 when he began selling trimmings to Chicago tailors and sewers.
Overall Rating
Under-Performing
Credibility
How credible are the sustainability claims of the retailer/brand.
Relevance to Mainstreaming Sustainability
Market share of the retailer/brand within the industry it operates in.
Commitment
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Traceability
Level of visibility of the retailer/brand over its supply chain.
Accessibility
How easy is it to find the retailer’s/brand’s sustainable products.
