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Bergans

6 out of 16

Sustainability summary

Brand owner: Bergans of Norway AS
Head office: Hokksund, Norway
Sector: Sport & outdoor clothing
Categories : Male, Female, Kids
Free Tags: Bergans, Bags, Caps, Shirts, Pullover, Jackets, Dress

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Bergans sustainability score report

Last edited: 5 May 2013 by Mario
Last reviewed: 5 May 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? Bergans has published on their website that they are currently working on becoming certified Eco-Lighthouse. This is a Norwegian national certification scheme that addresses environmental issues including energy use and climate accounts. 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? Bergans has not published its carbon footprint, so it is not clear if the company has reduced its emissions by 10%. See also remark question1. Source
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its absolute ‘own operations’ carbon emissions by at least 20% within the next 5 years? Bergans has not published its carbon footprint, so it is not clear if the company has reduced its emissions by 20%. See also remark question1. 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)? Bergans has not published its carbon footprint, so it is not clear if the company has plans to reduce emissions within the supply chain. See also remark question1. 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? Bergans does not publicly report on the use of environmentally 'preferred' raw materials. Source
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume? See answer to environment question 1. Source
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume? See answer to environment 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? Bergans does not report on its environmental policy related to the 'wet processes' within the production cycle on their website. Source

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

5 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 standards are mentioned in Bergans Code of Conduct. Since February 2009 they are a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative Norway (IEH). 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? 1. Yes, all workers shall be provided with a written and comprehensible contract (p. 3 of CoC) 2. No, the CoC says that it is recommended that working hours do not exceed 48 hours per week and recommended extra overtime is a maximum of 12 hours per week (pp. 3-4 ). 3. Yes, it is stated that wages should always have enough to meet basic needs (p. 3). 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 is mentioned in the Code of Conduct on p. 2. 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? The brand did not publish a list of direct suppliers on the Bergans' website. 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? Bergans is a member of ETI-Norway, a multi stakeholder initiative to improve labour conditions in the supply chains. 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? ETI-Norway is organized with Labour Unions and/or business-independent NGO’s who have a formal and co-decisive voice within the initiative and are co-responsible for the integrity and credibility of the initiative. Source
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? Members of ETI-Norway have to report annually and publicly on their progress to improve labour conditions. The report is however not published in English. 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%? Bergans nor ETI-Norway gives insight in the achievements so far. Source