Timberland scores 8 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Timberland Info

Brand Owner: The Timberland Company
Head Office: Stratham, New Hampshire, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear, Casual, Footwear
Free Tags: Sporty, Outdoors

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Last Updated: 21 June 2010
Last Verified: 21 June 2010

Timberland Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions

4 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Timberland's goal, for own facilities and employee travel is to be carbon neutral by 2010. These carbon emissions account for 4% of the total carbon footprint of Timberland (see page 1).	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?	Footprint; See Timberland's Climate Strategy page 2. Since 2006 a reduction of 27% is realised.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012?	Timberland's goal is to be carbon neutral by 2010. To achieve this, they want to reduce their emissions with 50% (see page 2) and compensate the other 50% (see page 13).	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	See Timberland's Climate Strategy section 5 (see page 15-17). Note that these carbon emissions represent 96% of the total carbon footprint. 4% is directly generated by own facilities and employee travels (see remark question 1).	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?	5% of the overall cotton purchase is organic and Timberland has comitted to increase the consumption of organic cotton to 10% in 2010. Timberland also uses hemp or bamboo viscose and recycled materials. However, it is unclear what percentage on total this represents.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	It is unclear what percentage on total this represents.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	It is unclear what percentage on total this represents.	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?	Timberland has a policy to minimize the use of chemicals and reduce the environmental impact of leather tanning. However, no clear rules for water use and water effluent treatments in the production processes found.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

4 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 standards are mentioned in Timberland Code of Conduct.	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. Yes, maximum working week is 48 hours, maximum overtime hours is 12 and 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?	This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions.	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?	See link for a list of active factories as of December 31, 2009.	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?	Timberland does not seem to participate in the initiatives like FLA specially put in place to jointly improve labour conditions (see question 4 in link).	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?	Timberland only participates in multi-brand initiatives.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Yes, Timberland provides detailed information on its assessment results (page 22-25 in CSR Report). Quarterly results are released on earthkeeper.com/csr (click Reporting + Downloads).	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%?	No monitoring in accordance to standards like ETI, FLA, FWF, SA8000 and WRC.	SOURCE