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Brand Owner: Karen Millen
Head Office: London, UK
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Designer
Free Tags: High-end, Women, Footwear, Swimwear

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Last Updated: 11 November 2011
Last Verified: 11 November 2011

Karen Millen 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?	Karen Millen used to be owned by Aurora Fashion, but since March 2011 it is established as an independent company. Karen Millen itself does not communicate about a 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 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?	Karen Millen does not communicate any information on the use of environmentally prefered raw materialson 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?	Karen Millen has adopted the REACH policy complying with EU regulations which aims to protect human health and the environment from dangerous substances. However, there is no clear policy on the treatment of wastewater (click 'Corporate Social Responsibility' in link).	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?	Karen Millen states that its Code of Conduct (CoC) is based on ETI's guidelines, but does not communicate its CoC on its website (click 'Corporate Social Responsibility' in 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?	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?	Karen Millen 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?	Karen Millen's CoC is based on the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) base code, but there is no evidence suggesting that they are a member of ETI (click 'Corporate Social Responsibility' in link).	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?	Karen Millen states that long-term auditing programmes are in place, executed by external auditors (click 'Monitoring and Auditing'). However, Karen Millen does not report the results of these audits.	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