Brand owner: Quiksilver, Inc.
Head office: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Sector: Shoes & footwear
Categories :
Free Tags: Basic, Sporty, Sneakers, Skating, Action Sports
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Neither DC Shoes nor Quiksilver Inc. (brand owner) communicate a carbon footprint policy on its websites. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. | 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? |
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See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. | 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? |
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See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. | 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? |
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See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) have a policy to substitute leather and synthetic rubber with environmentally friendlier materials? |
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"Neither DC Shoes nor Quiksilver Inc. (brand owner) communicate a policy for substituting leather and synthetic rubber with environmentally friendlier alternatives. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices." | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) use these environmentally friendlier alternatives for leather and synthetic rubber for more than 25% of the total use of footwear materials? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) use these environmentally friendlier alternatives for leather and synthetic rubber for more than 50% of the total use of footwear materials? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand have a clear and effective policy to avoid the use of leather that originates from cattle farms in deforestated Amazone areas? |
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"Neither DC Shoes nor Quiksilver Inc. (brand owner) communicate a policy to prevent the destruction of rainforest caused by cattle farm expansion for meat and leather production. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices." | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) have a clear and effective policy to minimize environmental pollution of chromium and other harmful substances from leather tanning processes, e.g. by waste water treatment or by vegetable tanning? |
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"Neither DC Shoes nor Quiksilver Inc. (brand owner) communicate a policy to to limit chromium and other harmful substances pollution caused by leather tanning processes. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices." | Source |
| 6. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from the whole lifecycle and all production procedures to make the footwear? |
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Despite this urgent issue, DC Shoes not Quiksilver Inc. made public any policy for the ‘wet processes’ in the production chains. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have a clear target to phase out PVC in their products, and has the brand already achieved a PVC phase out level of more than 90%? |
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DC Shoes does not mention any clear target to phase out PVC in their products. | Source |
| 8. Has the brand (company) a clear and effective policy to minimize the use of solvents based chemicals in their shoe production, and has the brand already achieved a level of average max. 40 grams of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions per pair of shoes? |
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Neither DC Shoes nor Quiksilver Inc. mention any policies to minimize the use of solvents based chemicals in their shoe production. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labor, no child labor, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace? |
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All the standards are mentioned in the Code of Conduct of Quiksilver, who is the brand-owner of DC shoes. The CoC can be found under the QUEST program (Quiksilver Ethical Standards of Trade), which is a global program for all affiliated brands. | 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 and paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage? |
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"1. Not mentioned; 2. No, supplier must comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding work hours, but maximum workweek and hours of overtime is not specified; 3. Only compliance with local laws mentioned. (see link for CoC)" | 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? |
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Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law. | Source |
| 4. Does this labour conditions policy also apply further down the production chains, at least covering the leather production or the animal farms? |
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"Neither DC Shoes nor brand owner Quiksilver Inc. mention to what level in the production chains this Code of Conduct is implemented." | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume? |
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"Neither DC Shoes nor brand owner Quiksilver Inc. provides a significant list of direct suppliers on its website." | Source |
| 6. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labor conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labor conditions? |
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Neither DC Shoes nor brand owner Quiksilver Inc. communicates any information about being part of a collective initiative or purchasing from an accredited supplier, on its website. | Source |
| 7. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labor unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 6. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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"DC Shoes does not publicly report outcomes or results of its policies to improve labor conditions at its suppliers." | Source |
| 9. Has the brand’s labor conditions policy resulted in a ‘compliance level’ of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a ‘monitored level' of at least 80%? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 7. | Source |