Edun Info

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Brand Owner: Edun Apparel Ltd.
Head Office: Dublin, Ireland
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Designer
Free Tags: Popular, Accessories. Jeans
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Last Updated: 28 October 2011
Last Verified: 28 October 2011

Edun 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? Edun does not communicate any information on its climate change 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 Climate change 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 Climate change 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 Climate change 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? Edun co-established the Conservation Cotton Initiative and it has developed a line of shirts made of 100% organic cotton. However, it is unclear what percentage of its total production is produced with organic/'preferred' raw materials. 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? Edun does not communicate any information on its environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle on its website. 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? Edun does not communicate any detailed information on its suppliers Code of Conduct, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. 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? See remark for Labour Conditions question 1. 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? See remark for Labour Conditions question 1. 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? Edun products are made in Africa - Tunisia, Kenya/Uganda and Tanzania. Some additional information is provided about several suppliers in Africa, but there is no list of direct suppliers available 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? Edun does not communicate any information on being part of a collective initiative for improving labour rights or their purchases from labour-related accredited suppliers on its website. 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 Labour Conditions question 5. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? Edun requires every factory to be audited by a third party on a biannual basis to ensure that they follow a Code of Conduct. However, Edun does not provide details for who monitors, what the code is, or what the results are. 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 policy question 7. SOURCE