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Brand Owner: MANGO MNG HOLDING, S.L.
Head Office: Barcelona, Spain
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Retailer
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Last Updated: 29 November 2011
Last Verified: 29 November 2011

Mango 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?	Mango has taken several policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as finding more effective packing solutions, energy-efficient lighting, and re-cycling (see pages 50-56).	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?	Mango publicly reports its carbon footprint, but it is unclear how much this footprint has decreased or increased in the past 5 years (see pages 50-56).	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?	Mango forecasts that in the period of 2010-2015 it will reduce 5,48% of greenhouse gas emissions in its own refurbished stores and 15,44% in new stores. However, target for the rest of its "own operations" is not found.	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?	Mango says it wants to implement environmentally friendly practices in all its areas of influence (see page 53), but no clear policy found with regard to reducing or compensation carbon emissions generated from the production chain.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

0 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Mango states that it is at the completion stage of analyzing the technical aspects necessary to incorporate organic cotton in its manufacture for the forthcoming seasons (see page 69). However, its current usage of organic cotton is unclear.	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?	Mango refers to the Made in Green standard for textiles (page 23), which does not thoroughly meet our criteria. Also, Mango asks its suppliers for OEKOTEX certification for all textiles. but this standard is not acknowledged since it does not have strict criteria water effluent issues in the production stages.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 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?	Within Mango's Code of conduct, all standards are mentioned on page 45.	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, not defined as such; manufacturers and workshops must comply with applicable laws and specific industry guidelines in relation to working hours (page 45). 3. No, manufacturers and workshops must guarantee that the wages paid to employees strictly comply with all applicable laws (page 45), but those wages may not cover living costs.	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 and the right to collective bargaining is mentioned (see page 45), but no reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions.	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?	Though Mango provides of list of countries where suppliers are located (page 45), it does not provide a significant published list of direct suppliers 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?	Mango does not communicate any information on being part of a collective initiative for improving labour rights or their purchases from labour-related accredited suppliers 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 labour conditions question 5.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Some information was found on pages 45-48, but no info found on e.g. grievance procedures, capacity building efforts and remediation efforts and strategies on non-compliance efforts.	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%?	On page 47 Mango states that 94% of the workshops and production plants for garments and 95% for accessories has been audited, but there is no verification from a multi-stakeholder initiative.	SOURCE