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Brand Owner: howies Ltd
Head Office: Cardigan, UK
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Baby & Children, Denim & Jeans, Casual
Free Tags: Basic, Underwear, Bags, Accessories

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Last Updated: 11 November 2011
Last Verified: 11 November 2011

Howies 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?	howies has various policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as reducing air shipments. howies is at the start of calculating its carbon footprint and identifying areas to reduce its impact.	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?	howies says it will calculate its carbon footprint; no information is found yet however.	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?	howies does not communicate any information on targets reductions for its carbon emissions on its website.	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 3.	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?	howies uses organic cotton (see link), recycled cotton (click arrow below 'entries' and see 'Recycled Cotton'), Tencel (click 'Your new favourite t-shirt') and organic denim (click 'denim' and scroll through the entries). However, 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?	howies does not communicate any information on its environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, if there is one, 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?	In the ‘question & answer section’ it is implied that there is a Code of Conduct. However, the Code of Conduct cannot be found on the website.	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?	howies does not publish a 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?	howies does not communicate any information about being part of a collective initiative or purchasing from an accredited supplier, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	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?	Although howies mentions in the ‘question and answer section’ that all of its factories are being audited, no report has been published.	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