H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB

Overall approach

2/14
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/6
  
  Deforestation commitment
  
  Commodity-specific
  
  0/6
  
  Beef & Leather
  
  "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest."
  
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  1/1
  
  Signatory
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  H&M Group are signatories of the UN Global Compact.
  
  Open source document
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "H&M group does not allow any wood or non-timber forest products* used in our products to originate from ancient or endangered forests**, or forests operations damaging high conservation values."
  
  Open source document
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/3
Commodity score

37/86
- Leather
  
  41/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    32/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      18/21
      - Commitment details
        Forest-related commitment
        
        8/10.7
        
        Commitment to protect priority forests
        
        Forest-related commitment
        
        8/10.7
        
        Type of commitment: Protects priority forests
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        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
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        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
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        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
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        2/2
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        2/2
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "H&M group does not want to contribute to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, we do not allow leather from cattle raised in the Amazon Biome".
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      14/15
      - 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
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        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
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1.5/1.5
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        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
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        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
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2025
        
        0.5/2
        
        Target date
        
        2025
        
        0.5/2
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "By end of 2025, H&M group aim to have all leather originating from fully traceable** and known sources that are certified to a credible standard***; or be made from innovative and more sustainable non-animal sources." Fully traceable is defined as "traceability information required is location and name of finishing tannery; Location of pickling, wet-blue, crust tannery if different from the finishing tannery, country and region of the slaughterhouse, and country of origin and region of the farm".
        
        Open source document
  - Reporting and Implementation
    
    4/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      0/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/3
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/3
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/2
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
      No monitoring
      
      0/4
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
    - Publishing supplier lists
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      Publishing supplier lists
      
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      HM Group disclose their supplier list through an interactive online map.
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      
      ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      HM Group 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
      
      HM Group require their suppliers to not discriminate based on gender.
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
- Pulp & Paper
  
  32/86
  - Commitment Strength
    
    21/36
    - Commitment to protect priority forests
      
      12/15
      - 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
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2025
        
        0.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        2025
        
        0.3/1.3
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "Our goal is to by the end of 2025, only have fibres in our products that originates from FSC certified forests, recycled origin or are made of other fibre alternatives such as agricultural residues."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
      
      10/11
      - Commitment details
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        Yes
        
        4/4
        
        Type of commitment: Recycled content
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all operations
        No
        
        0/1
        
        Commitment applies to all operations
        
        No
        
        0/1
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
        
        Yes
        
        1/1
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target date
        
        Current
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        Open source document
      - Target is quantifiable
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        Target is quantifiable
        
        Yes
        
        1.3/1.3
        
        "All of our mail order packaging boxes are made of cardboard with at least 60 percent recycled content."
        
        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
    
    6/34
    - Reporting against commitments
      
      0/6
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/2
      - Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment to reduce use of virgin wood fibre
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        No
        
        0/2
    - Reporting is independently verified
      
      0/4
      - Commitment to protect priority forests
        No
        
        0/1.3
      - 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
      No monitoring
      
      0/4
    - Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
      
      Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/4
      
      Open source document
    - Publishing supplier lists
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      Publishing supplier lists
      
      Discloses supplier list
      
      4/4
      
      HM Group disclose their supplier list through an interactive online map.
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Collaborative actions
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/advice/experience/expertise; Providing financial support
      
      "We partnered with RePack, a Finnish startup that created a reusable packaging model for the textile industry. The repack model re-circulates the same packaging over and over again. After receiving their order, customers will get a discount if they return the packaging, which they can do by drop the Repack into any post box, or Weekday store. The RePack is then cleaned and suitable to use again."
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      
      ILO; Discrimination; Forced Labour; Child Labour; Freedom of association
      
      HM Group 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
      
      HM Group require their suppliers to not discriminate based on gender.
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

27/36

Avg. score
Reporting and Implementation

5/34

Avg. score
Social considerations

5/16

Avg. score

Profile

Hennes & Mauritz is a Swedish clothing company. They are mainly known through their own brand H&M, but they also have other brands such as Monki, Weekday, and Cheap Monday in their portfolio. H&M have over 4000 stores in more than 60 countries, and is one of the biggest clothing retailers in the world. Many of their products are made using leather.

Sector

Industry sector

Accessories & luggage, Apparel & footwear

Segments

Manufacturer, Retailer

Sweden

Company Type

Company type

Public listed

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Top Brands

H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M Home, ARKET, Afound

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