Nudie Jeans Info

Brand Owner: Nudie Jeans Co.
Head Office: Göteborg, Sweden
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Denim & Jeans
Free Tags: Designer
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Last Updated: 18 May 2010
Last Verified: 18 May 2010

Nudie Jeans 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? Not found on Nudie Jeans website. 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? Not found on Nudie Jeans website. 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 Nudie Jeans website. SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain? On page 4 of Nudie Jeans Code of Conduct it says: "Nudie Jeans wants to contribute to long-term sustainable development and minimise the environmental impact of production. We demand that our suppliers and sub-suppliers follow applicable legislation and regulations regarding the environment." No clear policy 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? The brand uses organic cotton; percentage of total production is not clear however. 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? No clear policy for the use of chemicals found, nor rules for water use and water effluent treatments in the production processes of all their products. 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? There is a Code of Conduct based on the regulations of the International Labour Organisation and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see page 3). In this CoC, no child labour, no discrimination and a safe and hygienic workplace are mentioned (see pages 3 & 4). However, the standard no forced or slave labour is not mentioned. 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. On page 3 it is said that "All employees are entitled to an employment contract". No explicit 'right to employment' for workers found however. 2. No, not defined as such, only that "Working hours must not exceed the legal limit." (see page 4). 3. No, mentioning of national minimum wage, not living wage (see page 3). 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? The right to organise and to negotiate collectively is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (see page 3). 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 Nudie Jeans website, but in the Q&A section it is said that "All jeans from Nudie are made in Italy from denim fabrics produced in Italy, Japan, Turkey and USA". (See "Where is Nudie Produced?") 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? Not found, but Nudie Jeans says that its goal is that all suppliers will be certified to SA8000 (see page 1 of CoC). 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? See remark Labour Conditions and Human Rights question 5. (SA8000 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 Nudie Jeans 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 Nudie Jeans website. SOURCE