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Brand Owner: Fruit of the Loom, Inc.
Head Office: Bothell, WA, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear
Free Tags: Multi-Sports

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Last Updated: 4 November 2011
Last Verified: 4 November 2011

Brooks 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?	Brooks has taken several policy measures to reduce its carbon emissions, such as purchasing shoeboxes from low-emissions factory with its own on-site water treatment facility.	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?	Brooks produced a carbon footprint, which is not yet available. Fruit of the Loom Inc. (brand owner) published a carbon footprint that included the operations of all their subsidiaries, but it is not clear what contribution Brooks had to the footprint (see page 10).	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?	Neither Brooks nor Fruit of the Loom Inc. communicates any information on targets reductions for its carbon emissions, if there is any, 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?	Brooks incorporates the Compression Molded Preform midsole process that reduces production waste by 50%, uses high performance green rubber, and reduces PVC usage in production, but it does not provide tangible results on reducing carbon emissions.	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?	Brooks "Green Silence" line uses 75% post-consumer recycled materials for the shoes and 100% post-consumer recycled materials for the accessories on the shoes. More so Brooks introduced BioMoGo, the world’s first biodegradable midsole. However it is not clear what percentage of the total volume of its entire 32-shoe collection those innovations represent.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	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?	See remark for environmental policy 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?	Neither Brooks nor Fruit of the Loom Inc. communicates information on an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle on its website.	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 Brooks 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. Employees shall not be required to work for more than 48 hours per week plus paid overtime of 12 hours; 3. Employees shall receive fair wages and benefits, but it is not clear whether they are sufficient living wages.	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?	Neither Brooks nor Fruit of the Loom Inc. provides a significant 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?	Brooks is a member of BSR, but crucial information about labour standards or audit methods is not found on the BSR website, so membership of this organisation is not counted as a 'yes'.	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?	See remark for labor conditions question 5.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Brooks monitors its factories regularly and reports on general conditions received from onsite inspectors. All factories are also reviewed annually by an independent third-party auditior, which has follow-up inspections within 2-3 months. However, no report has been published on its website.	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%?	See remark for labor conditions question 7.	SOURCE