Deckers Outdoor Corp

Overall approach

2/14
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/6
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  UN Global Compact
  
  Deckers Outdoor Corp are a signatory to the UN Global Compact.
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1.00/1
  
  "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests".
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
Commodity score

41/86
- Leather
  
  40/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    23/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      11/21
      - Commitment details
        Sustainability commitment
        
        2.7/10.7
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Sustainability commitment
        
        2.7/10.7
        
        Type of commitment: Sustainability commitment
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        2/2
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        2/2
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "All tanneries supplying finished leather (cattle hides) to Deckers Brands originating from Brazil are required to have a Leather Working Group certification and a level “A” rating in traceability. This ensures that the hides sourced are not originating from farms involved in illegal deforestation."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      12/15
      - Commitment details
        downstream company, traces to Processing Facility, checks compliance
        
        5.3/5.3
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        downstream company, traces to Processing Facility, checks compliance
        
        5.3/5.3
        
        " In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        No
        
        0/1.5
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2020
        
        1.8/2
        
        Target date
        
        2020
        
        1.8/2
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "In FY20, we anticipate tracing 85% of all cattle hide and sheepskin back to the processing facility and 100% of all hides/skins to the country of origin (exclusive of Koolaburra by UGG which will require additional time)"
        
        Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    12/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      6/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        3/3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        3/3
        
        In 2019: "97% of leathers/hides used in our production are sourced from Leather Working Group certified tanneries"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        Yes
        
        3/3
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Yes
        
        3/3
        
        In their 2019 CSR report Deckers stated that "we were also above our traceability target for bovine full-grain leather and traced 77% to the processing facility" and 23% back to the country of origin.
        
        Open source document
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      2/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        certification
        
        In 2019: "97% of leathers/hides used in our production are sourced from Leather Working Group certified tanneries"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      Time-specific monitoring statement
      
      4/4
      
      Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      
      Time-specific monitoring statement
      
      4/4
      
      "On an annual basis, Deckers business partners must certify their compliance with all applicable policies (including this Animal Welfare Policy)".
      
      Open source document
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Report volumes of commodity
      No reporting
      
      0/4
  - Social Considerations
    
    5/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      Deckers require their suppliers to ensure their workers' rights to have freedom of association, and to be free from discrimination, forced labour, and child labour.
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Discrimination/Gender Rights/Harassment
      
      1/4
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Discrimination/Gender Rights/Harassment
      
      1/4
      
      Deckers require their suppliers to ensure that their workers are not discriminated against based on gender.
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
- Pulp & Paper
  
  41/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    23/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      13/15
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        6/8
        
        Type of commitment: Protects priority forests; Certification
        Certification schemes mentioned: FSC
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target date
        2020
        
        1.2/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        2020
        
        1.2/1.3
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Deckers business partners and Deckers should avoid Fiber from high-risk areas that engage in controversial sourcing practices, by working toward ensuring that [...] Fiber is not originating from locations identified as containing High Conservation Value Forests". They also aim to have 60.24% FSC certified pulp and paper in packaging by 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      11/11
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: Recycled content
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target date
        2020
        
        1.2/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        2020
        
        1.2/1.3
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Deckers commit to "Increase the use of fiber that has been certified by a credible third-party to verify chain-of-custody, with highest preference for the Forest Stewardship Council (“FSC”) certification [and] increase the use of post-consumer recycled content where possible". Deckers aim to achieve 86.09% post-consumer recycled content in 2020.
        
        Open source document Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/11
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        No
        
        0/1
      - Target date
        No deadline
        
        0/1.3
      - Target is quantifiable
        No
        
        0/1.3
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    13/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      4/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        In 2018, 49.26% of Decker's paper was FSC certified.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        In 2018, Deckers used 17135.89 tons of paper in their packaging.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      1/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        certification
        
        In 2018, 49.26% of Decker's paper was FSC certified.
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/1.3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      Time-specific monitoring statement
      
      4/4
      
      Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      
      Time-specific monitoring statement
      
      4/4
      
      "On an annual basis, Deckers business partners must certify their compliance with all applicable policies (including this Animal Welfare Policy)".
      
      Open source document
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
    - Publishing supplier lists
      No disclosure
      
      0/4
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Report volumes of commodity
      Full
      
      4/4
      
      Report volumes of commodity
      
      Full
      
      4/4
      
      17135.89 tons
      
      In 2018, Deckers used 17135.89 tons of paper in their packaging.
      
      Open source document
  - Social Considerations
    
    5/16
    - Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/4
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      4/4
      
      Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      "Deckers require their suppliers to ensure their workers' rights to have freedom of association, and to be free from discrimination, forced labour, and child labour."
      
      Open source document
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Discrimination/Gender Rights/Harassment
      
      1/4
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Discrimination/Gender Rights/Harassment
      
      1/4
      
      Deckers require their suppliers to ensure that their workers are not discriminated against based on gender.
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

23/36

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

13/34

Avg. score
Social considerations

5/16

Avg. score

Profile

Deckers Outdoor Corp is a footwear distributor based in the US made up of several well-known brands such as UGG.

Sector

Industry sector

Apparel & footwear

Segments

Retailer

United States

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Top Brands

Ugg, Sanuk, Teva, Hoka

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