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Brand Owner: Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
Head Office: NYC, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Designer
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Last Updated: 3 May 2012
Last Verified: 3 May 2012

Tommy Hilfiger 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?	PVH (brand owner of Tommy Hilfiger) has reported its greenhouse gas emissions from February 2010 to January 2011, but this is not including Tommy Hilfiger yet.	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 climate change 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 climate change 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?	Tommy Hilfiger states that it requires its "suppliers, contractors and business partners to meet all applicable environmental laws in their countries and encourage the nurturing of a better environment at their facilities", but does not communicate a policy to reduce CO2 emissions the supply chain.	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?	Tommy Hilfiger does not communicate any information on the use of environmentally friendly materials 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?	Tommy Hilfiger does not communicate any information on wet processes 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?	All standards are mentioned in Tommy Hilfiger 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 mentioned; 2. No, maximum working week is 48 hours and a maximum of 12 overtime, 'other than in exceptional circumstances', which can mean anything; 3. Yes, commitment to implement payment of 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 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?	Tommy Hilfiger does not communicate a list of factories through 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?	Tommy Hilfiger (TH) does not communicate a membership to an MSI. PVH (brand owner) is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA). But it is unclear whether this applies to TH, since PVH acquired TH in 2010 and it is unclear whether the integration plan that PVH had rolled out has already been completed.	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?	Tommy Hilfiger does not report on the results of its labor conditions policy. PVH reports a summary of recent audits in its 2010 CSR report and states that this information excludes data regarding Tommy Hilfiger “which will be reported beginning with our 2011 report”.	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 labor conditions question 7.	SOURCE