La Senza scores 2 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

La Senza Info

Brand Owner: Limited Brands
Head Office: Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Retailer, Underwear & Lingerie
Free Tags: Women, Accessories, Swimwear

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Last Updated: 3 May 2010
Last Verified: 3 May 2010

La Senza 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?	Limited Brands (conglomerate company) has different policy measures to reduce CO2 emissions, such as reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions through projects that conserve energy and fossil fuels.	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?	Limited Brands participates in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), so the footprint from 2008 & 2009 can be found here (see link). For 2009, see CDP 2009 Global 500 Report with Industry Snapshots, page 61: Total Emissions is 385,008. For 2008, see CDP SP500 Report 2008, page 105: Total Emissions is 422,672. So a reduction of only 9% is achieved.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012?	Several measures are being announced, but no clear overall target found.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	Limited Brands says it is commited to partner with environmentally responsible suppliers, but no clear policy found.	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 La Senza or Limited Brands website. (Section "Promoting Sustainable Materials" only refers to Limited Brands paper catalogues, not to the use of environmentally 'preferred' raw materials in its products.)	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	Not found on La Senza or Limited Brands website. (Section "Promoting Sustainable Materials" only refers to Limited Brands paper catalogues, not to the use of environmentally 'preferred' raw materials in its products.)	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	Not found on La Senza or Limited Brands website. (Section "Promoting Sustainable Materials" only refers to Limited Brands paper catalogues, not to the use of environmentally 'preferred' raw materials in its products.)	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?	No clear chemical policy found on La Senza or Limited Brands website, nor clear rules for water use and water effluent treatments in the production processes.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

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?	All these standards are mentioned in Limited Brands Sourcing & Labor Standards (see link).	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, 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 La Senza or Limited Brands website.	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?	Limited Brands is a member of the multi-stakeholder initiative Business Council for Global Development (BCGD), but this is not a well-known collective initiative.	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?	Limited Brands is a member of the multi-stakeholder initiative Business Council for Global Development (BCGD), but this is not a well-known collective initiative.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Not found on La Senza or Limited Brands 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 clear. Besides, it seems that only internal auditors are being used.	SOURCE