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Brand Owner: Keen, Inc.
Head Office: Portland, OR, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Footwear
Free Tags: Outdoors
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Last Verified: 8 April 2010

Keen Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions
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1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? See FAQ Environment: KEEN states to monitor its green house gass emissions (GHG) and says it wants to reduce its overall GHG footprint "through product innovation, use of recycled and/or natural materials and a focus on efficiency in production and transportation". 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? KEEN has a 'KEEN Report Card' that complies with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative, however this is not available online. SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012? Not found on KEEN website. SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain? See page 2 of KEEN Code of Conduct (see link), "ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE": KEEN expects of its contract production facilities to make progressive improvements in the environmental performance in their own operations. No clear policy with tangible results found however. 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? See FAQ Environment: KEEN states to use materials with sustainable attributes, but no specific materials mentioned, nor the amount of these materials as part of the total volume. SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume? See remark Ecology question 1. SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume? See remark Ecology question 1. 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? KEEN states to reduce and eliminate materials containing toxins (see FAQ Environment), but no clear policy found. SOURCE
Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights
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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? All standards are mentioned in KEEN Code of Conduct (see page 1). 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 mentioned; 2) No, maximum working week is 48 hours, but there are exceptions for extraordinary business circumstances; in addition, it is not clear whether overtime is voluntary (see pages 1-2); 3) No, mentioning of minimum wage. KEEN seeks production facilities that pay a fair wage, but this is not guaranteed (see page 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? Freedom of association and collective bargaining is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (see page 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? No list found on KEEN website, although KEEN mentions their products are made in Guangdong Province, Southern China and North Carolina (see FAQ General). 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? KEEN is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) (see FAQ Community). 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? Not found on KEEN website. 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%? Not found on KEEN website. SOURCE