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Brand Owner: PPR
Head Office: Costa Mesa, CA, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Casual
Free Tags: basic, snow, surf
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Last Updated: 10 November 2011
Last Verified: 10 November 2011

Volcom 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? Volcom does not communicate any information on its carbon emissions policy, if there is one, on its website. PPR does, but has only been brand owner since July 2011. 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? See remark for climate change question 1. 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? Volcom has the V.Co-logical series which utilizes 100% certified organic cotton and hemp, but it is not clear what percentage of the total volume this represents. 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? Volcom uses vegetable dyes, organic stains, and "other low impact production methods", but it is unclear how these methods contribute to sustainability in the wet processes. 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? PPR (brand owner) provides a Code of Conduct (CoC), but this is not a supplier CoC. 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? See remark for labor conditions question 1. 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? See remark for labor conditions question 1. 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? Volcom does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on 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? Volcom does not communicate any information about being part of a collective initiative or purchasing from an accredited supplier, on its website. 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? Volcom does not communicate a policy to audit factories, 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%? See remark for labor conditions question 7. SOURCE