Calvin Klein scores 6 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Calvin Klein Info

Brand Owner: Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
Head Office: New York, NY, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Denim & Jeans
Free Tags: Designer

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Last Updated: 1 April 2010
Last Verified: 1 April 2010

Calvin Klein Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions

1 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH, brand owner of Calvin Klein) has undertaken several initiatives; for examples see pages 47-49.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) published the carbon-footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	No carbon footprint specified for all its operations found (only indirect emissions (Scope 2) from the generation of purchased electricity consumed by distribution centers and corporate/ administrative offices, see pages 48-49).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012?	No overall carbon footprint found, nor specific (measurable) goals.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	See page 56 for challenges and goals in the supply chain. No clear operable policy found however, nor a report with tangible results.	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?	Not found on Calvin Klein or PVH website.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	Not found on Calvin Klein or PVH website.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	Not found on Calvin Klein or PVH website.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) report on its environmental policy related to the 'wet processes' within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	Not found, but PVH plans to create a standard approach and guidelines for factories to capture specific metrics in water and chemicals (see page 56).	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

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 labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	For PVH's CoC “A Shared Commitment", see link, page 2. All these standards are mentioned here.	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 page 2: 1. Not mentioned. 2. No, maximum working week is 60 hours, but hours of overtime is not specified and it is not clear whether overtime is voluntary. 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage.	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 is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law.	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?	Not found on Calvin Klein or PVH website, but for an overview of countries, see link, page 34.	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?	The PVH Corporation is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) (see page 43).	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?	FLA is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI).	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	The chart on page 39 shows the compliance level of 401 active factories, even though on page 34 a total number of 1071 factories is mentioned.	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%?	Unclear which percentage of the total volume the active factories produce. But according to the Fair Labor Accociation PVH Corporation is in compliance with the FLA code.	SOURCE