Wolverine World Wide
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Footwear manufacturer
Makers of Hush Puppies and several other brands of shoe. Their products have been sold in 190 countries. Acquired Collective Brands in 2012.
Wolverine World Wide, Inc | USA | website |
Company Assessment
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The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and paper). This company received a score of 10%.
Source: Forest 500 (2019)
The 2020 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 11%, signifying it makes some efforts to manage and improve their supply chains but make little supply chain information publicly available. The average score was 23% and the highest score was 73%.
Source: Fashion Revolution (2020) |
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$65,890. The CEO was paid 144 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
This company has corporate responsibility claims on its website in the areas of environmental stewardship, community involvement and social responsibility.
Source: company website (2017)
This company is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in March 2011 by a group of global apparel and footwear companies and non-profit organizations (representing nearly one third of the global market share for apparel and footwear). The Coalition's goals are to reduce the apparel industry's environmental and social impact, and to develop a universal index to measure environmental and social performance of apparel products.
Source: Sustainable Apparel Coalition (2020)
This company is a member of the Leather Working Group, a multi-stakeholder group who's objective is to develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the compliance and environmental performance of tanners and promotes sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry.
Source: Leather Working Group (2019)
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2014) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Revenue | US$2.7 billion in 2015 |
Employees | 4,139 in 2010 |
Subsidiaries | Collective Brands Inc ![]() Footwear and retail Formed in 2007 when USA's #1 shoe retailer, Payless ShoeSource, acquired the Stride Rite Corporation and Collective Licensing International. The new company was named "Collective Brands". Brands include Keds, Saucony, Sperry Top-Sider, Vision Street Wear, Airwalk. Acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012. |
Contact Details
Address | Rockford, Michigan, USA |
Website | www.wolverineworldwide.com |
Products / Brands
Wolverine World Wide
Cat Mens Shoes Cat Work Boots Chaco Thongs/Sandals Keds Mens Shoes Keds Womens Shoes Merrell Mens Shoes Merrell Womens Shoes |
Merrell Sports Shoes Saucony Sports Shoes Sperry Top-Sider Mens Shoes Sperry Top-Sider Sports Shoes Sperry Top-Sider Womens Shoes Wolverine Work Boots |