Rip Curl Info

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Brand Owner: Rip Curl
Head Office: Torquay, Australia
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Casual
Free Tags: Action Sports, Swimwear, Surfboards, Ripcurl
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Rip Curl 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? Rip Curl has various policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as improving its transportation logistics, reducing energy consumption in its headquarters, organizing climate neutral events and choosing its suppliers of computers based upon their environmental commitment (see link). 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? Rip Curl does not communicate its carbon footprint on their website. 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? Rip Curl is taking measures to reduce its carbon footprint but has not announced a 20% reduction target. 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? Rip Curl has several policies to save GHG emissions by improving efficiency in shipping products from suppliers. Rip Curl works with CO2 Australia to offset the greenhouse gas emissions and make their events carbon neutral events. 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? Rip Curl produces an eco-friendly product line "Rip Curl Planet", with over 55% eco-friendly materials. However, it's unclear what % of their total collection this represents. 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? Rip Curl does not communicate any information on its environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, if there is one, on its website. 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? Rip Curl does not communicate any information on its labour conditions policy, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. 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? See remark for labour conditions question 1. 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? See remark for labour conditions question 1. 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 1. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? See remark for labour conditions question 1. 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 1. SOURCE