Hennes & Mauritz scores 7 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Hennes & Mauritz Info

Brand Owner: H&M
Head Office: Stockholm, Sweden
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Retailer, Underwear & Lingerie
Free Tags: H & M, H&M, Affordable Fashion, Flash Fashion, Divided, L.O.G.G., LOGG

Rank a Brand score:

7 out of 16

Widget

EMAIL BRAND

Hennes & Mauritz Logo

Find out how green, fair and transparent your favorite brands are.

Compare Other brands

BRAND NAME Brand_name_botline

PERFORMANCE Brand_name_botline

Last Updated: 19 May 2010
Last Verified: 19 May 2010

Hennes & Mauritz 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?	H&M has various policy measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as working with environmentally sound transport companies, switching to rail or sea transport where possible, increasing its transport efficiency and reducing energy consumption in stores.	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?	H&M presents carbon footprint relative to sales. See link, page 1 for the real footprint from 2005-2009. Year 2009 carbon emissions were at the top: 311,858 tonnes. So CO2 emissions have increased in 2009, no reduction.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012?	See "New Target 2010–2012": the target is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a minimum of 5% per year compared to the previous year from 2010–2012. However, this target is relative to sales, so no fixed target.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	No clear policy yet, but H&M started to work with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), and aims to monitor carbon footprint in the supply chain and wants to find appropriate resource efficiency measures together with its suppliers (see "Supply Chain").	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	H&M uses organic and recycled cotton. For example, in 2009 H&M used 8,500 tons of organic cotton (click Organic Cotton below Performance). Percentage of total volume is not clear however. Also, H&M joined the Better Cotton Inititative and H&M´s aim is "for all cotton in our range to come from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest".	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	H&M uses organic and recycled cotton. For example, in 2009 H&M used 8,500 tons of organic cotton (click Organic Cotton below Performance). Percentage of total volume is not clear however. Also, H&M joined the Better Cotton Inititative and H&M´s aim is "for all cotton in our range to come from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest".	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	H&M uses organic and recycled cotton. For example, in 2009 H&M used 8,500 tons of organic cotton (click Organic Cotton below Performance). Percentage of total volume is not clear however. Also, H&M joined the Better Cotton Inititative and H&M´s aim is "for all cotton in our range to come from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest".	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?	For information on chemical management, see pages 55-57 of CSR-report 2009. For information on water management, see pages 37-41 of CSR-report 2009.	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?	All standards are mentioned in H&M Code of Conduct (see points 4.1.1, 2, 4.1.5 and 3).	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. No, no explicit 'right to employment' for workers found; 2. No, maximum working week is 48, but hours of overtime is only 12 when law limits do not exist (see point 4.2.2); 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage (see point 4.2.1).	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?	This right is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (reference to only 3 out of the 5 ILO Conventions and Recommendation). However, H&M is planning to participate in a FLA project called PREPARE, to address the issue "freedom of association not permitted by law" in China (see page 76 of CSR-report 2009).	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?	No, H&M says it does not publish the names and contact details of its suppliers for competition reasons (see answer to sixth question).	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?	H&M is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) (see page 23).	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?	NGO's are represented in the board of FLA.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Yes, see link for document Performance data 2009, pages 1-26.	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%?	According to the Fair Labor Association, H&M is in compliance with the FLA code.	SOURCE