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Brand Owner: Pants to Poverty
Head Office: London, UK
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Underwear & Lingerie
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Last Updated: 23 September 2011
Last Verified: 23 September 2011

Pants to Poverty Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Pants to Poverty works with a factory that reduced energy consumption by 30% and continue to plant over 200,000 trees to offset their impact.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	Pants to Poverty has not published the policy or carbon footprint for their own operations.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	Not found on the website, although the company seems to strive for a 100% good policy on an environmental and social level.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations?	Pants to Poverty works with a factory that reduced energy consumption by 30% and continue to plant over 200,000 trees to offset their impact.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

4 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	The fabric of the pants consists of organic cotton, coming from a farmer organisation called Zameen Organic.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	The fabric of the pants consists of organic cotton, coming from a farmer organisation called Zameen Organic.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	The fabric of the pants consists of organic cotton, coming from a farmer organisation called Zameen Organic.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	All dyes used are special low impact dyes and, in their pants, they are completely Azo free. 90% of the process water is recycled.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 out of 8


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	Pants to Poverty does not communicate any detailed information on its suppliers Code of Conduct. Pants to Poverty works with one factory which used to be SA8000 certified, but this is no longer posted on its website or on the factory's website.	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	See remark for labour conditions question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does this Code of Conduct include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	See remark for labour conditions question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Pants to Poverty is working with one factory: Pratibha Syntex, (www.pratibhasyntex.com).	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	Pants to Poverty does not communicate a membership to an MSI. Zameen is mentioned, but this is a farmer-owned marketing company for Fairtrade. Pants to Poverty works with one factory which used to be SA8000 certified, but this is no longer posted on its website or on the factory's website.	SOURCE
6. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labour unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes?	See remark for labour conditions question 5.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Pants to Poverty does not provide an annual report on the results of its labour conditions policy, if there is one, on its website. There is no longer a copy of the SA8000 certificate on the company website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand's labour conditions policy resulted in a 'compliance level' of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a 'monitored level' of at least 80%?	See remark for labour conditions policy question 7.	SOURCE