Brand owner: Palladium
Head office: Westlake Village, CA, USA
Sector: Shoes & footwear
Categories :
Free Tags: sneakers, boots
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Palladium does not communicate any information on a carbon emissions 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 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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Palladium does not communicate any clear environmental policy for the production of their footwear products. 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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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | 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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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | 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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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | 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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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | 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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See remark for environmental policy question 1. | 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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Palladium claims to follow the SA8000 standards (see link). For Code of Conduct (CoC) SA8000, see link 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 and paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage? |
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1. Yes, legally-binding employment relationships; 2. Yes, maximum workweek of 48 hours, overtime (max 12 hours) is generally voluntary; 3. Yes, commitment to implement payment of living wages (see page 7). | 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 SA8000 Standards: This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions (see page 6/7). | 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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Palladium 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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Palladium does not publish a 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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Although Palladium claims to work on implementation of the SA8000 code of conduct for fair labour conditions, and that it requires continual efforts and that the company is serious about it, Palladium does not make clear if, and what percentage of production is currently SA8000 certified. | 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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SA8000 is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI), but Palladium does not make clear to what extent the production is certified. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Palladium does not publicly report outcomes or results of its policies to improve labour 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 |