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Brand Owner: G-Star International BV
Head Office: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Denim & Jeans
Free Tags: Designer, Footwear, Accessories, Gstar, G star, G-Star Raw, Raw Correct Line, G-Star by Marc Newson

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Last Updated: 21 March 2012
Last Verified: 21 March 2012

G-Star 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?	On the 'sustainable operations' page, G-Star briefly explains its policy to reduce carbon emissions.	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?	G-Star says it has calculated its carbon footprint, but results are not found on its website, so it's not clear if 10% has been reduced in the last five years.	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?	G-Star claims to implement various measures to reduce carbon emissions, but does not give concrete figures or percentages of reduction it strives for.	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?	G-Star mentions that it is aware that an important part of its emissions arise from the production of its garments. G-Star claims it prioritizes this impact of the production chain, however no concrete policy, targets or measurements are mentioned on the website.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Since March 2011, G-Star has partnered with Made-By ''to strive towards a sustainable evolution of its products''. G-Star also claims to be looking for more sustainable materials in its products (using the list of preferred materials from Made-By), however no figures are presented on the use of these sustainable materials.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	See environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	See 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?	With other companies as Nike and Puma, G-Star has signed a Zero-Discharge Commitment. Companies that signed this document promise to 'eliminate all hazardous chemicals from the whole lifecycle and all production procedures that are associated with the making and using of company's products, by 2020'.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

5 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 G-Star Supplier Code of Conduct (see points 1, 3, 4 and 7).	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, see point 8. 2. Yes, see point 6. 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage (see point 5.1).	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?	This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions (see point 2).	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?	G-Star has not published their list of direct suppliers.	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?	G-Star is a partner of Made-By.	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?	Made-By is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI).	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	G-star recently partnered with Made-By but the score card will not be available until the end of 2012.	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