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Brand Owner: Amer Sports Corporation
Head Office: Helsinki, Finland
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear
Free Tags: Outdoors, Snow

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Last Updated: 2 September 2011
Last Verified: 2 September 2011

Arc'teryx Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

1 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Arc’teryx has various policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as a compensation for its employees to use public transport or to cycle, a Green Committee and non-polluting hydroelectric generator plants producing the majority of the electricity in the headoffice.	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?	Amer Sports (brand owner of Arc'teryx) states that the carbon footprint has been reduced by 50% as a result of creating environmentally friendly products. However, it is unclear what the carbon footprint of its own operations is and compared to what or which year the reduction is.	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?	Amer Sports and Arc' teryx do not communicate any information on a clear time frame for carbon reduction, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Arc'teryx or Amer Sports do not communicate any information on policies to reduce or compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

0 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Arc'teryx believes eco-friendly and sustainable materials do not meet or exceed their performance standards and therefore chooses not to use recycled materials.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	With the exception natural Merino Wool products and cotton casual wear, all of Arc'teryx products are constructed with synthetic materials that are derived from petroleum-based sources.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	See remark for environmental policy question 2.	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?	Arc'teryx or Amer Sports do not communicate any information on its environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 out of 8


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?	All standards are mentioned in Amer Sports Code of Conduct.	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?	1. Not mentioned; 2. No, the maximum working week is 48 hours, but it is not clear whether overtime is voluntary. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage.	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?	Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law.	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?	Arc'teryx or Amer Sports do not provide a significant published list of direct suppliers on its website. Though the countries are mentioned on 'where we manufacture'.	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?	Arc'teryx claims that they only work with social responsible third parties (see 'Social Responsibility'). However, the parent company, Amer Sports requires suppliers to meet their own standards which are based on ILO and SA8000 standards, and UN Declaration of Human Rights. It is unclear what percentage of suppliers, if any, are CERTIFIED as SA8000.	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?	Neither Arc'teryx nor Amer Sports are members of an MSI.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Arc’teryx says audits are conducted by an independent auditor, however they don’t provide reports or give numbers.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand's labour conditions policy resulted in a 'compliance level' of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a 'monitored level' of at least 80%?	Factories producing for Arc'teryx are monitored by the third party audit program launched by Amer Sports in 2008, but no clear results are mentioned and the information provided on monitored percentages is limited: '(in 2009) we have successfully doubled the number of audits done in 2008' (see p 62)	SOURCE