Eddie Bauer Info

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Brand Owner: Eddie Bauer
Head Office: Groveport, OH, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Casual
Free Tags: Outdoors, Swimwear, Shoes, Accessories, Bags
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Eddie Bauer Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions
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1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? Eddie Bauer does not communicate any information on its 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? See remark for carbon emissions 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? See remark for carbon emissions 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? See remark for carbon emissions question 1. SOURCE
Questions about Environmental Policy
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1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume? Eddie Bauer does not communicate any information on its environmental policy on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. 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? See remark for environmental policy question 1. SOURCE
Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade
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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 Eddie Bauer's Factory Workplace Code of Conduct (see link). 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. Maximum of 48 working hours and 12 hours of overtime, but not specified if the overtime is voluntary or paied; 3. No, mentioning of minimum and industry 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 and collective bargaining 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? Eddie Bauer does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on its website. 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? Eddie Bauer is a member of the Fair Labour Association (FLA). 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? Eddie Bauer is a member of FLA, which means that Labour Unions and/or business-independent NGO’s have a formal and co-decisive voice within the initiative and are co-responsible for the integrity and credibility of the initiative. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? Although Eddie Bauer is a member of the FLA, no recent audit reports were found (2005 being the most recent and the links are not working). 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 labour conditions question 7. SOURCE