Brand owner: Richemont
Head office: Geneva, Switzerland
Sector: Luxury brands
Categories :
Free Tags: Chloe, High-End, Women, Accessories, Fragrances, Bags
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Richemont (brand owner of Chloé) has various policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as managing energy consumption. | 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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See link for carbon-footprint, biggest in 2008/2009 with 79,5 thousand tonnes CO2. To 2009/2010 this decreased with 7% to 74,6 thousand tonnes. Richemont claims that all CO2 emissions were offset in 2009 via projects in China and the USA, including waste heat recovery, small scale hydro, wind farms and landfill gas capture. So net footprint is 0. | Source |
| 3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its absolute ‘own operations’ carbon emissions by at least 20% within the next 5 years? |
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Richemont claims that all CO2 emissions were offset in 2009 via projects in China and the USA, including waste heat recovery, small scale hydro, wind farms and landfill gas capture. | 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 (Scope 3)? |
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According to the Richemont Environmental Code of Conduct, suppliers are encouraged to make their practices consistent with those of the Group but no clear goals found, nor a recent report with tangible results. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials? |
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Richemont mentions that in 2010 Chloé joined the Sustainable Luxury Working Group (‘SLWG’), which promotes sustainable sourcing best practices in global supply chains. However, concrete policy or results about environmentally preferred materials are not mentioned on its website. | Source |
| 2. 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 |
| 3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 50% of its volume? |
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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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Richemont requires suppliers to comply with international and local legislation, e.g. the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) and suppliers involved in leather products manufacturing are expected to adhere to the European Leather Association (COTANCE) policies. However, these policies does not cover the requested criteria. | 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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Richemont does not openly communicate a policy 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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Richemont mentions that hazardous materials are treated in accordance with local and international regulations. However, Richemont has not published any commitment to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from the whole life cycle of products. | 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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Neither Richemont nor Chloé report about having a plan to phase out PVC in their products. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. | 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 Richemont nor Chloé report about having a plan to reduce solvent based chemicals in their shoe production nor of it is below 30 grams of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions per pair of shoe. | Source |
| 9. Does the brand (company) sell footwear or footwear with base materials that have an environmental certification? |
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Richemont mentions that offering customers innovative, high quality products and excellent service is one of its priorities. However, neither Richemont nor Chloé do not mention to sell footwear or footwear with base materials that have an environmental certification on its website. | 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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Richemont communicates its economic, environmental and social performance following Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. Richemont has a Code of Conduct that covers the mentioned standards based on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). | 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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According to Richemont: 1. Not mentioned; 2. No, only compliance with local legislation on minimum wages, working hours and employee benefits; 3. No, only compliance with local legislation on minimum wages, working hours and employee benefits. | 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 in the case where the local labour laws restrict these freedoms, the supplier is only encouraged (but has no obligation) to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining for the personnel. | 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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Richemont does not make clear if the Code of Conduct and consequent labour conditions policy also applies further down the footwear production chain, such as leather tanning or cattle farms. | 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 Richemont nor Chloé provide 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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The Code of Conduct describes that Richemont company members assess if standards are implemented, but does not mention membership of such a collective initiative. | 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 environmental policy question 6. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Richemont mentions to have initiated third-party audits of their suppliers in recent years; during 2011/12, approximately 75 external supplier audits were carried out across Richemont’s Maisons holding its suppliers accountable through dialogue and follow-up audit. However, it is unclear what percentage of the total factories this represents. | 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 labour conditions question 8. | Source |