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Brand Owner: The Timberland Company & VF Corporation
Head Office: Stratham, New Hampshire, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Casual, Footwear
Free Tags: Sporty, Outdoors, Snow

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Last Updated: 25 April 2012
Last Verified: 25 April 2012

Timberland Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

4 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Timberland has taken several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions. However due to its recent business expansion its 2010 target of 50% absolute emissions reduction for owned and operated facilities and employee travel has been pushed out to 2015.	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?	Timberland has reduced its carbon footprint from 21.591 tons of CO2 in 2007 to 15.433 tons of CO2 in 2011, which represents a reduction of 28,5%.	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?	Due to recent business expansion Timberland has pushed its 2010 target of 50% reduction in absolute emissions to 2015, based on 2006. This represents a reduction target of 25% in the next 5 years.	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?	Timberland's carbon footprint includes 96% of the total carbon emissions in the lifecycle of products (see p. 8). Timberland has strategy to reduce emissions in the supply chain, by eg standardizing environmental metrics and resourcing improvements in environmental performance (p. 9).	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

3 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Timberland's apparel is to 25.40% made of recycled, organic or renewable raw materials.	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?	Timberland has a policy to minimize the use of chemicals and reduce the environmental impact of leather tanning. However, no clear rules for water use and water effluent treatments in the production processes found.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

4 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 Timberland Code of Conduct.	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 found; 2. Yes, maximum working week is 48 hours, maximum overtime hours is 12 and voluntary; 3.: No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage.	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, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions.	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 link for a list of active factories as of 31 December 2011.	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?	Timberland participates in a number of MSI's, such as BSR and SA8000 and states that it collaborates with other brands. However, BSR is not acknowledged yet, since info on a code of conduct, monitoring/auditing, and reporting on audit results is missing. Timberland does not communicate what percentage of its collection comes from SA8000 certified factories.	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?	Yes, Timberland provides detailed information on its assessment results (pp. 14-21 in latest CSR Report). Scroll down for the quarterly results.	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%?	Factories producing for Timberland are monitored by SA8000, but no clear results or monitored percentages are mentioned.	SOURCE