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Brand Owner: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Head Office: Goleta, CA, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Footwear
Free Tags: Sports, Basic, Bags, Kids, Sneakers

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Last Updated: 26 September 2011
Last Verified: 26 September 2011

Simple Shoes 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?	Deckers (brand owner of Simple Shoes) has several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as reducing energy use in its distribution center (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?	Deckers has earlier announced it will perform a GHG inventory (carbon footprint) in 2011. However this can no longer be found. In 2009 Deckers worked with Bren students to develop recommandations for CO2 emissions. 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?	Decker does not communicate any information on a clear time frame for carbon reduction, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Deckers Ethical Supply Chain Guidelines (see link) governs environmental practices, but no clear policy found, nor a recent report with tangible results.	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?	Simple Shoes uses preferred raw materials like organic cotton, but it is not clear what percentage of the total volume this represents (click box ‘Organic Cotton’). They also use recycled products like car tires, plastic bottles, and carpet padding. 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?	Deckers uses a list of restricted substances that goes beyond legislation (see link), but, although reducing water use is mentioned in the Ethical Supply Chain Guidelines, no clear policy on water use found.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

2 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 Ethical Supply Chain Guidelines.	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, maximum working week is 60 hours, but hours of overtime is not specified and overtime may be mandatory; 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage and legal wage, not living wage (see link).	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 mentioned, but in situations where these rights are restricted under law, parallel means for the representation of workers are only encouraged (no obligation to facilitate parallel means).	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?	Deckers has published a list of all suppliers and factories. This list covers approximately 90% of all direct suppliers.	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?	Deckers and Simple Shoes do not communicate any information on being part of a collective initiative for improving labour rights or their purchases from labour-related accredited suppliers on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Decker and Simple Shoes do not communicate any detailed information on NGO's and labour unions participation, if there is any, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Deckers and Simple Shoes do not provide an annual report on the results of its labour conditions policy, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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%?	Decker and Simple Shoes do not communicate any information on compliance and monitoring levels of labour conditions on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE