Pottery Barn and West Elm are two furniture retailers with different approaches to sustainability and ethical production. Pottery Barn emphasizes quality, sustainability, inspiration, and service. They offer GOTS Certified, FSC Certified, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, and Greenguard Gold Certified products. They participate in the Better Cotton Initiative, Renewal Workshop, HERproject, Nest's Ethical Handcraft Program, and Fair Trade USA Certified programs. Pottery Barn claims to use organic cotton, reclaimed and recycled materials while offering contract grade furniture. West Elm focuses on design for the earth and communities while supporting ethical production. They offer a wider range of self-claimed benefits including GOTS Certified, FSC Certified, OCS Certified, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Global Recycled Standard Recycled Claims Standard Greenguard Gold Certified and REACH certified products. West Elm participates in the Better Cotton Initiative Craftmark HERproject Nest's Ethical Handcraft Program as well as Fair Trade USA Certified programs. They also claim to use reclaimed recycled upcycled materials while using water-based finishes being water-efficient offering assembled in the USA products low-VOC nontoxic finishes handcrafted pieces local production contract grade furniture. While both retailers offer certified sustainable products and participate in equitable labor programs such as Fair Trade USA certification or Nest's Ethical Handcraft Program; West Elm has a more extensive list of certifications that include OCS certified products or Global Recycled Standard certification. Additionally; West Elm champions the maker movement by investing $13.2M in small American-made businesses while collaborating with artisan collectives worldwide investing $200M in artisan communities. In conclusion; Pottery Barn is committed to quality sustainable practices while emphasizing inspiration and service whereas West Elm uses design for social impact by supporting ethical production championing local economies boosting artists' careers worldwide empowering women workers through HERproject program among others using reclaimed recycled upcycled materials offering a wider range of certified products and investing in artisan communities worldwide.

- Pottery Barn emphasizes good products, people, and values while West Elm focuses on sustainability and ethical production. - West Elm has a higher percentage of products that support sustainability initiatives and invests more in artisan communities and local craftspeople. - West Elm offers a wider range of certified products, including OCS Certified, Global Recycled Standard, Recycled Claims Standard, and REACH certified products. - Both retailers participate in equitable labor programs such as the Better Cotton Initiative, HERproject, Nest's Ethical Handcraft Program, and Fair Trade USA Certified to ensure fair wages and safe working conditions for workers worldwide. - Pottery Barn claims to use organic cotton, reclaimed materials and recycled materials while West Elm claims to use water-based finishes and be water-efficient.