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Brand Owner: uhlsport GmbH
Head Office: Balingen, Germany
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Footwear
Free Tags: Sport, teamwear, shoes

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Last Updated: 3 February 2012
Last Verified: 3 February 2012

Uhlsport 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?	Uhlsport has taken several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as using a photovoltaic system for their office building, purchasing 100% green energy and having a specific packaging recycling program.	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?	Uhlsport does not communicate an entire carbon-footprint in regard to all scopes of its own production chains. 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?	Uhlsport does not communicate any information on policies to reduce or compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain, if there are any, on its website.	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?	Uhlsport is taking efforts for a nature-friendly production of their products, but it is not clear what percentage of their products is made out of environmentally "preferred" 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?	Uhlsport does not communicate any information on an environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle 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?	Uhlsport has a compliance program for all its business partners (to be found as pdf following the link). Forced labour, child labour and discrimination are mentioned. However, none of the points are specified and therefore cannot be regarded as consistent with ILO conventions.	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. No, Uhlsport only mentions, that the maximum working time must not exceed the local and market usual hours of labour (p. 3); 3. No, Minimum wage is mentioned as based on local and market based standards and not on a sufficient living wage (p.3).	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 (p. 3).	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?	Uhlsports has no list of direct suppliers published on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Uhlsport used to provide a link to a document about the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), although Uhlsport was not a member of BSCI.	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 Labour Conditions question 5.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Uhlsports does not provide an annual report on the results of its labour conditions policy, if there is one, 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%?	Uhlsports does not communicate any information on compliance and monitoring levels of labour conditions on its website.	SOURCE