Quiksilver Info

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Brand Owner: Quiksilver, Inc.
Head Office: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear
Free Tags: Action Sports, Surf
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Quiksilver 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? Quiksilver Inc. does not communicate any information on a 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 carbon emissions 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 carbon emissions 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 carbon emissions 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? Quiksilver Inc. states that its suppliers are encouraged to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations. Nonetheless, the brand does not communicate any information on an environmental policy on 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? See remark for environmental policy question 1. 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? All standards mentioned in Quiksilver (brand owner) Supplier Workplace Code of Conduct (click on 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? 1. Not mentioned; 2. No, suppliers must comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding working hours, but maximum workweek and hours of overtime are not specified; 3. No, it mentions minimum and legal wages but not living wages. 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? Freedom of association and collective bargaining are mentioned. However, Quicksilver Inc.'s Code of Conduct makes no reference to parallel means in the case of law restrictions (see page 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? Quiksilver Inc. does not have a published 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? Quiksilver Inc. does not communicate any information on being part of a collective initiative for improving labor 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 labor conditions question 5. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? Quiksilver Inc. does not provide an annual report on the results of its labor conditions policy on its website. 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%? Quiksilver Inc. does not communicate any information on compliance and monitoring levels of labor conditions on its website. SOURCE