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Brand Owner: Next Retail Ltd.
Head Office: Leicester, UK
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Retailer
Free Tags: Affordable Fashion
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Next 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 pages 40-48 of CSR 2009-report. (Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009) 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? Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009. Global footprint is found on page 42. An increase in CO2 emissions seems to be made compared with earlier years (see CSR reports other years). 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 such target was found in the CSR-report. (Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009) SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain? No information found about measures to reduce emissions generated from the production chain. Only reduction measures for stores, warehouses, distribution centres and offices found (see pages 40-48 of CSR 2009-report). (Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009) 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? Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009. No percentage found. Only that Next is going to 'investigate the opportunity to develop traceable sustainable cotton products' (see page25). SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume? See remark question 1. SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume? See remark 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? Click PDF of Corporate Responsibility Report 2009. Some information on page 23 about chemicals policy; water reduction measures are only related to use in offices, not to use in production (see for example page 48). 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? Next is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and refers to The ETI Base Code (see link). In this document, all standards are mentioned (see points 1,3,4 & 7). 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? Next is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and refers to The ETI Base Code (see link). In this document, all standards are mentioned (see points 5,6 & 8). 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? Next is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and refers to The ETI Base Code (see link). In this document, this standard is mentioned (see point 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? Not found on Next 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? Next is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). 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 on the board of the ETI. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? A lot of information given about audit procedures, but not clear what percentage of total suppliers is auditted, and what the results are. 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%? Although Next is a member of ETI, no information about the percentage certified or monitored suppliers is found. SOURCE