Rianne de Witte scores 9 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Rianne de Witte Info

Brand Owner: Rianne de Witte
Head Office: Breda, The Netherlands
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Designer
Free Tags: Clean Chique

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Last Updated: 29 June 2010
Last Verified: 29 June 2010

Rianne de Witte Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions

0 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Not found on Rianne de Witte 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 Rianne de Witte 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 Rianne de Witte website.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	Not found on Rianne de Witte website.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

2 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	12% of the 2008 Rianne de Witte collection was made of Tencel®, which falls under class B in the MADE-BY sustainable yarn benchmark.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	12% of the 2008 Rianne de Witte collection was made of Tencel®, which falls under class B in the MADE-BY sustainable yarn benchmark.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	12% of the 2008 Rianne de Witte collection was made of Tencel®, which falls under class B in the MADE-BY sustainable yarn benchmark.52% falls into the unclassified category, consisting of Alpaca scarves. Because of insufficient information regarding Alpaca, MADE-BY does not (yet) include this in the benchmark.	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?	Not found on Rianne de Witte website.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

7 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?	According to Made-By 49% of the Rianne de Witte collection is produced in low-risk countries (Portugal and the Netherlands), the other 51% is produced in Bolivia by a Fairtrade certified supplier. Since Fair Trade guarantees high labour standards, this question is counted as a “yes“.	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?	According to Made-By 49% of the Rianne de Witte collection is produced in low-risk countries (Portugal and the Netherlands), the other 51% is produced in Bolivia by a Fairtrade certified supplier. Since Fair Trade guarantees high labour standards, this question is counted as a “yes“.	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?	According to Made-By 49% of the Rianne de Witte collection is produced in low-risk countries (Portugal and the Netherlands), the other 51% is produced in Bolivia by a Fairtrade certified supplier. Since Fair Trade guarantees high labour standards, this question is counted as a “yes“.	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 Rianne de Witte 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?	Rianne de Witte is a member of Made-By.	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?	Rianne de Witte is a member of Made-By, which means that Labour Unions and/or business-independent NGO’s have a formal and co-decisive voice within the initiative and are co-responsible for the integrity and credibility of the initiative.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	The Rianne de Witte Made-By scorecard shows the percentage socially certified of the total collection (see link).	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%?	49% of the collection of Rianne de Witte is produced in low risk countries, the other 51% is Fair Trade-certified.	SOURCE