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Brand Owner: Mizuno Corporation
Head Office: Osaka, Japan
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear
Free Tags: sports, action sports, outdoors

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Last Updated: 16 November 2011
Last Verified: 16 November 2011

Mizuno 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?	Mizuno Corporation (brand owner) aims to reduce carbon emissions by conserving resources in the offices (e.g. reduce paper and water consumption), reducing industrial waste, green procurement, and developing products from recycled materials as well as products that are durable (page 29-37).	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?	Mizuno Corporation has published its carbon footprint and has reduced its footprint by 12% from 2005 to 2010 (see page 35).	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?	Mizuno Corporations aims to reduce domestic energy-derived CO2 emmission by at least 5% in Japan and 4% in other countries between 2011-2015. For 2011 the goal is a 2,5% reduction (pag 42).	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?	Mizuno does not communicate any information on a policy to reduce or compensate carbon emissions, if there is one, on its website.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

0 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Mizuno Corporations continued development and promotion of environmental friendly products (ao by using recylced polyester) resulting in a 28.2% sale out of total sales in Japan. However it is not clear what % of total raw materials used are 'preferred materials' (pag 37-38).	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 quesiton 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?	Mizuno Corporation established a Chemical Substance Control Code with the aim of preventing the use of hazardous chemical substances (pag 38). Some clothing and towels are ozone-bleached (reducing energy consumption during production pag 40). However, it does not report specific information on a policy related to ‘wet processes’ within production process.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 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 Mizuno Corporation Code of Conduct (see page 30).	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. Complying with laws and regulations concerning labor including working conditions; 3. not mentioned.	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 not mentioned in the Code of Conduct.	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?	Mizuno does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Mizuno Corporation does not communicate any information about being part of a collective initiative or purchasing from an accredited supplier, 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?	Although Mizuno reports on the auditing of factories, it is unclear what percentage of the total factories this represents. Moreover, only % of the kind of problems found by audits is presented, no absolute numbers or details on the kind of problems are reported. Neither can a policy be found whether and how these problems will be tackled (see page 30).	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%?	Mizuno does not communicate any information on compliance and monitoring levels of labour conditions on its website.	SOURCE