| Social |
| Ethics |
The brand has a social label or has set up programmes relative to the working conditions of its sub-contractors. It strives to eradicate child labour and forced labour. |
| Education |
The brand has set up sustainable development programmes and/or information campaigns among its customers. It makes information on the impact of products and their consumption available to its customers. |
| Quality certification |
The brand has set up certifications or quality and safety management in its plants or among its sub-contractors. |
| Internal policies |
The brand has established a social policy in its company and among its suppliers, which defines the working conditions of its employees. It is involved in civil society and committed over and above its legal obligations. |
| Workplace wellbeing |
The brand has established a CSR policy that applies to its own employees' working conditions and work life balance. It holds ethical and social certifications, or has set up an equivalent process.
30% of brands were awarded this criterion |
| Education and information |
The brand makes information available about the geographical origins of its products, as well as a production process and the working conditions of those manufacturing its products.
10% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Supply chain |
The brand works with suppliers and subcontractors that have been awarded social, ethical, or fairtrade kitemarks, and/or implement health and safety policies within their factories.
57% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Corporate Social Responsibility |
The company is involved in civil society,over and above its legal obligations, where its competences have real added value. It supports those in need or in difficult situations, through different mechanisms: grants, corporate philanthrophy and company foundations.
57% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Environment |
| Environmental commitments |
The brand is aware of its environmental impact. It supports environmental organisations or sets up concrete environmental programmes. |
| Production line |
The brand collaborates with suppliers that have environmental labels or have set up environmental programmes. It carries out regular audits of its suppliers and assists them in their environmental approach. |
| Environmental certification |
The company or its suppliers are committed to a global approach in order to control and reduce their environmental impact. |
| Internal policies |
The brand's commitment to protecting the environment results in concrete local or global programmes aimed at reducing its environmental impact. |
| Environmental policies |
The company is aware of its environmental impact and concrete steps have been taken to reduce this in its day-to-day operations. This environmental commitment translates into local and/or global actions.
73% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Education and information |
Information on sustainability is provided for customers: product lifetime and product footprint, information on how to limit the impact of product use and information on the end of life of the product.
47% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Supply chain |
The company has set up a global process to control and reduce its environmental impact. In certain cases this process is certified. The company works with suppliers and subcontractors that are also certified, or which have taken steps to reduce their own environmental impact. Suppliers and contractors are audited.
70% of participated brands were awarded this criterion |
| GHG emissions |
A carbon footprint study has been carried out to identify and quantify the company's main sources of GHG emissions. Using the results of this study, concrete steps have been taken to reduce the company's carbon footprint.
30% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Environmental commitments |
The company is involved in civil society; over and above its legal obligations. It supports environmental organisations and/or concrete actions through different mechanisms: grants, corporate philanthrophy and company foundations.
53% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Eco-conception |
| Durability |
The brand's products have a long life cycle characterised by an extended guarantee (2+ years for skis and boards, a lifetime guarantee for clothing). The brand provides a repair service for its products outside of the standard after sales services or offers innovations allowing the equipment to last even longer. |
| Environmental kite mark |
The brand has environmental labels and/or implements environmental programmes. The products and raw materials that are used are certified and/or the brand has been awarded a national or international environmental prize for its products. |
| Product life cycle/recycling |
The brand has set up programmes to optimise the life cycle of its products. It offers products with a minimum percentage of recycled or renewable raw materials and carries out LCA or AQLCA.
Using the results of an LCA, the company has optimised its product's lifecycle. It has incorporated eco-friendly raw materials into its products: recycled, renewable, hemp, linen, organic cotton etc. The company has set up a product recovery/recycling programme.
77% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Carbon emissions |
A Carbon FootprintTM or diagnosis of greenhouse gases is in progress or carried out on a product or the global business of a brand. Knowing the main sources of these greenhouse gases is the first step to be taken in order to reduce them and fight effectively against climate change. The decrease of emissions can then be measured. |
| Eco-design process |
The company staff have access to tools and methodologies to measure the environmental impact of their products and they integrate this data into the design phase. The company has carried out an LCA for at least one of its products.
40% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Product certification |
The raw materials used and/or end products are certified. The brand itself has been certified or awarded an environmental label.
43% ot participating brands were awarded this criterion |
| Packaging and logistics |
The brand has significantly reduced its packaging. It is also working the whole of its logistics chain to reduce its impact. A choice has been made to favour the more ecological modes of transport.
30% of participating brands were awarded this criterion |
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