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Brand Owner: Monsoon Accessorize Ltd.
Head Office: London, UK
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Retailer
Free Tags: Affordable fashion, accessories

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Last Updated: 24 October 2011
Last Verified: 24 October 2011

Monsoon 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?	Yes, Monsoon Accessorize (brand owner) has a policy to reduce energy in their UK stores, warehouses and Head Office through energy management initiatives and has a target to reduce the use of air freight by 20% between 2009 and 2012.	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?	Neither Monsoon nor Monsoon Accessorize communicates a carbon footprint policy, if there is one, on their websites. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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 2.	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 2.	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?	Monsoon Accessorize has organic collections and 10% of the profits from selected organic clothes are used by their Trust to help more farmers go organic. There are also Fairtrade collections. But it is not clear what percentage of the total volume the organic and Fairtrade clothes represent.	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?	Neither Monsoon nor Monsoon Accessorize communicates any information on an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, if there is one, on their websites. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

6 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?	Monsoon Accessorize is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). For ETI Base Code, see link for question 2&3 below. In the Base Code all these standards are mentioned.	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?	In ETI Base Code: 1. Yes, legally binding employment relationships (see point 8); 2. Yes, maximum workweek of 48 hours, overtime (max 12 hours) is voluntary (point 6); 3. Yes, commitment to implement payment of living wages. (point 5).	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?	In ETI Base Code: 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?	Neither Monsoon nor Monsoon Accessorize provides a significant list of direct suppliers on their websites. 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?	Monsoon Accessorize is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).	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?	Monsoon Accessorize is a member of ETI, 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?	Monsoon Accessorize publishes a yearly detailed report of its labour conditions policy with information on the implemenation of its labour conditions policy.	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%?	In 2008 27 audits were undertaken, but Monsoon gives no information about the ‘monitored level’ percentage (see page 17). There is also no information found about the ‘compliance level’.	SOURCE