Brand owner: Nudie Jeans Co.
Head office: Göteborg, Sweden
Sector: Denim & jeans
Categories : Male
Free Tags: Nudie Jeans, Shirts, Pullover, Jackets, Jeans
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?? |
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Nudie Jeans has taken policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as compensating CO2 for flights (see "environmentally policy" on the website) | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual absolute carbon footprint of its 'own operations' (Scope 1 & 2) and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years? |
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Nudie Jeans does not communicate any information on its carbon footprint on its website. | 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 2. | 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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Nudie Jeans does not communicate any information on a policy to reduce or compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain on its website. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume? |
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Nudie Jeans uses 100% organic cotton. The majority of the organic denim used by Nudie Jeans is certified by GOTS. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | Source |
| 4. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from the whole lifecycle and all production procedures? |
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Nudie Jeans claims that the majority of the organic denim used in their production is certified by GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard). | 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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Nudie Jeans is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). For Labour Standards FWF, see link for questions 2&3 below. In the Labour Standards all these standards are mentioned (standards 1,2,3,7). | 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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In FWF Labour Standards: 1. Yes, legally-binding employment relationships; 2. Yes, maximum workweek of 48 hours, overtime (max 12 hours) is voluntary; 3. Yes, commitment to implement payment of living wages (see link standards 5,6,8). | 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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In FWF Labour Standards: This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions. | 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? |
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Nudie Jeans does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on its website. But in the Q&A section it is said that "All jeans from Nudie are made in Italy from denim fabrics produced in Italy, Japan and Turkey" Tops are produced in Portugal, India and Turkey (see "Where is Nudie Produced?"). | Source |
| 5. 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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Nudie Jeans is a member of FWF. | Source |
| 6. 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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Nudie is a member of FWF, which means that Labour Unions and/or business-independent NGO’s have a formal and co-decisive voice within the initiative and are co-responsible for the integrity and credibility of the initiative. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Nudie Jeans has a publicly available annual audit report on the Fair Wear Foundation website. | Source |
| 8. 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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Factories producing for Nudie Jeans are monitored by FWF. 93,63% of Nudie Jeans´ purchasing volume is produced in low risk countries (Portugal and Italy), thus can be considered as monitored (see link, page 7). | Source |
| 9. Does the brand (company) have a clear and effective health and safety policy for the workers in the finishing process of jeans, at least covering the ban on sandblasting? |
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Nudie Jeans openly communicates about the decision on banning sandblasting, mentioned in its Social Report (p.4). | Source |