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Freitag

12 out of 16

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Brand owner: Freitag lab. ag
Head office: Zurich, Switzerland
Sector: Casual clothing
Categories : Male, Female
Free Tags: Freitag, Bags

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Freitag sustainability score report

Last edited: 26 March 2013 by Mario
Last reviewed: 26 March 2013 by Mario

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

1 out of 4
1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? Freitag has taken several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as using heat from waste power plants, hydro and solar electricity, and rain water to wash tarps. Source
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual absolute carbon footprint of its 'own operations' (Scope 1 & 2) and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years? Freitag does not communicate a carbon footprint policy on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. Source
3. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? See remark for Carbon Emission 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 (Scope 3)? Freitag does not communicate a policy to reduce the carbon emissions in the supply chain on its website. 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? Freitag uses 100% recycled materials, such as, truck tarpaulins, seat belts, bicycle inner tubes and airbags. 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? Freitag "re-use[s] the relatively clean water of the last washing cycles of one load for the second cycle of the next load", but does not include any information on detergents used or water effluent issues. Source

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

8 out of 8
1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labor, no child labor, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace? All products are made in Switzerland, which is a low risk country as defined by MADE-BY (see link to MADE-BY document in question 2). 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 and paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage? See remark for labour 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 labour 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? Freitag reports that all products are made in their factory in Zurich, Switzerland. Source
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labor conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labor conditions? See remark for labour conditions question 1. Source
6. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labor unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes? See remark for labour conditions question 1. Source
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? See remark for labour conditions question 1. Source
8. Has the brand’s labor 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 labour conditions question 1. Source