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Brand Owner: Veja
Head Office: Paris, France
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Footwear
Free Tags: Shoes, Sneakers, Bags, Organic

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Last Updated: 24 October 2011
Last Verified: 1 December 2011

Veja 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?	Veja has a policy to reduce carbon emission in their methods of transportation, organization and production. On top, Veja uses green electricity at its headquarters.	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?	Veja has not disclosed the carbon footprint of own operations.	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?	Veja has not announced a specific target to reduce its own operations by 20%.	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?	Veja wants to reduce carbon emissions in the production chain. However, there is no information found on the Veja website about goals and actions.	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?	Veja uses fairly traded Amazonian natural rubber for the soles and 90% of the cotton used by Veja is organic cotton.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	Veja uses fairly traded Amazonian natural rubber for the soles and 90% of the cotton used by Veja is organic cotton.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	Veja uses fairly traded Amazonian natural rubber for the soles and 90% of the cotton used by Veja is organic cotton.	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?	Veja mentions on the website that it uses dying approved by the EU Ecolabel, and that there were audits held at the factory, but it is not clear what the current status is.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

7 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?	The supply chain from cotton fields to the factory producing for Veja is FLO-certified. FLO-cert Code of Conduct is comparable to ETI; in this Code of Conduct all standards are mentioned (see link questions 2&3 below).	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. Yes, legally-binding employment relationships (see page 16&17); 2. No, maximum working week is 48 hours and overtime is max 12 hours. But in every case Fairtrade mentions 'unless exeptional circumstances apply', but does not specify this (see page 17); 3. Yes, commitment to implement payment of living wages (see page19&20).	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 (see page 12&13).	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?	No list of factories found on the Veja website, though country and region are mentioned on the site.	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?	The supply chain from cotton fields to the factory producing for Veja is FLO-certified.	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?	FLO-CERT is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI).	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Veja reports the certification process and non compliances and publishes the latest audit 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%?	The factory producing for Veja is FLO-certified.	SOURCE