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Brand Owner: Collective Brands Inc.
Head Office: Topeka, KS, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Footwear
Free Tags: Sporty, Running

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Last Updated: 29 November 2011
Last Verified: 29 November 2011

Saucony 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?	Collective Brands (brand owner) has mechanical ventilator instead of air-conditioning at their distribution centers, reuses and recycles cardboard, uses recycled carpet at retail stores, optimizes energy management systems, and promotes paper reduction and energy efficiency in offices.	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 Saucony nor Collective Brands communicates a carbon footprint policy on its 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?	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?	Collective Brands states that it wants to reduce carbon emissions from the supply chain, but does not mention any clear goals, actions or policies.	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?	Neither Saucony nor Collective Brands communicates 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

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 Saucony's social compliance requirements.	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. Working hours should be "reasonable" and in compliance with local standards and laws; 3. Minimum wage is paid.	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 is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law.	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 Saucony nor Collective Brands provides a significant list of direct suppliers on its websites.	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?	Neither Saucony nor Collective Brands communicates 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?	Saucony monitors compliance by factories and other business partners with both announced and unannounced visits. However, no annual report has been published 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%?	See remark for labour conditions question 7.	SOURCE