Brand owner: IC Companys A/S
Head office: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories : Designer brands
Free Tags: Women
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Neither Part Two nor IC Companys does communicate any information on its climate change policy on its website. 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 Climate Change 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 Climate Change 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 Climate Change Question 1. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume? |
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Neither Part Two nor IC Companys do not communicate any information on an environmental policy on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume? |
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See remark Ecology 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 Ecology Question 1. | 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? |
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IC Companys mentions policy regarging to wet processes, but these policies do not thoroughly meet our criteria. | Source |
| 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? |
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IC Companys is a member of BSCI. For BSCI Code of Conduct, see link for questions 2&3 below. In this CoC, all these standards are mentioned. | 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? |
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In BSCI (see link) CoC: 1. Not mentioned; 2. Yes, maximum workweek of 48 hours, overtime is voluntary; 3. No, suppliers are encouraged but have no obligation to pay adequate compensation when minimum wages are not sufficient (see page 2&3). | 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 BSCI CoC: This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions (see page 2). | 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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Neither Part Two nor IC Companys provides a significant published list of direct suppliers on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. | 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? |
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IC Companies (brand owner) is a member of the BSCI and the Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH). | 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? |
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DIEH is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI). | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? |
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Neither Part Two nor IC Companys provides an annual report on the results of its labor conditions policy, if there is one, on its 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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Neither Part Two nor IC Companys communicates any information on compliance and monitoring levels of labor conditions on its website. | Source |