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Brand Owner: Fabric Scandinavien AB
Head Office: Stockholm, Sweden
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Denim & Jeans, Casual
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Last Updated: 13 April 2012
Last Verified: 13 April 2012

Cheap Monday Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, the brand owner of Cheap Monday, attempts to reduce its carbon emissions by sourcing energy from renewable sources, increasing energy efficiency in stores, and is also trying to raise awareness for climate change beyond its own operations (see page 58-64 of its 2011 CSR Report for details regarding different activities).	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?	H&M used to publish its absolute carbon emissions, but now it publishes only a carbon footprint relative to sales (see p. 59). So it is unclear whether the absolute emissions have decreased or not.	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?	H&M has set a target to reduce its carbon emissions 5% per year (p. 59), but this target is only set for its absolute emissions relative to sales. H&M does not communicate a reduction target for absolute emissions.	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?	H&M has worked on Supplier Energy Efficiency Programmes, and in 2011, 45 factories in China, India, Bangladesh and Turkey have started or undergone these programmes. The target for 2012 is to include 100-120 factories. The first data indicate energy efficiency improvements of around 20% (see p. 62).	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

2 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	In 2011 H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, the brand owner of Cheap Monday, increased its use of organic cotton by more than 20%. Now organic cotton represents 7.6% of its entire cotton use (see p. 13). Although H&M does not provide percentages of the total use of environmentally friendly materials related to all raw materials, H&M mainly uses cotton for its products.	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?	In 2011 H&M commited to Greenpeace to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals and makes sure that these restrictions are understood and applied in its supply chain (see p. 16).	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

6 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?	H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, the brand owner of Monki, is a member of the Fair Labor Organisation (FLA), but has its own Code of Conduct, in which all of 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?	1. Yes, formally registered employment relationship; 2. Maximum working week of 48 hours, voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum; 3. "Living wage" is not mentioned (see pages 3-4). However, in 2011 H&M joined the Fair Wage Network, which will independently assess wage structures of around 200 H&M factories (see p. 15 of the sustainability report 2011).	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 (see page 3).	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?	On the FLA website 81 suppliers are mentioned (see link for labor conditions question 8), but H&M's states that its production takes place at 1,650 factories owned by 750 suppliers (see p. 27). No complete significant list of direct suppliers has been published.	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?	H&M is a member of the Fair Labour Association (FLA), Sustainable Apperal Coalition, the Better Cotton Initiative, and other local or regional sustainability initiatives (see page 9).	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?	FLA is acknowledged as a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	H&M conducted 2,024 audits of active factories in 2011. The results are published, see pages 27-47.	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%?	In 2011 H&M conducted 2,024 audits which means that on average every factory was audited 1,2 times (see p. 32 of 2011 CSR Report). Furthermore, H&M states that 77% of these factories were compliant (p. 47). FLA states that H&M’s compliance program in China is accredited by the FLA (see link).	SOURCE