Clarks
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Footwear
Founded in England in 1825 by Cyrus and James Clark. Clarks ended shoe manufacturing in England in 2005, moving production to India, Brazil, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam. Private equity firm LionRock Capital Partners bought a controlling stake in 2021, ending 195 years of family ownership. In 2022 LionRock sold its stake to Viva China. Brand Collective owns the license for Clarks in Australia.
Company Ownership
C&J Clark International Ltd | UK | website | ||||
Viva China Holdings Ltd ![]() owns 51% of C&J Clark International Ltd |
HKG | website | ||||
Apparel and footwear In 2010 former Olympian Mr. Li Ning became the shareholder of Coolpoint Energy Ltd and renamed the company as Viva China. |
Company Assessment
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C&J Clark International Ltd | ||||
The Apparel and Footwear Supply Chain Transparency Pledge (Transparency Pledge) helps demonstrate apparel and footwear companies' commitment towards greater transparency in their manufacturing supply chain. Transparency of a company's manufacturing supply chain better enables a company to collaborate with civil society in identifying, assessing, and avoiding actual or potential adverse human rights impacts. This is a critical step that strengthens a company's human rights due diligence. This company is fully aligned with the Transparency Pledge, thereby committing to regularly publish on its website a list naming all sites that manufacture its products.
Source: Transparency Pledge (2019) |
The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 6.06/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 22%.
Source: Forest 500 (2022)
The 2023 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 human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 17%, signifying it is doing a bit more than the others when it comes to having policies and commitments in place and auditing and reporting activities, but could be doing more. The average score was 26% and the highest score was 83%.
Source: Fashion Revolution (2023) |
The Material Change Index (MCI) is a voluntary benchmark that tracks the apparel and textiles sector's progress toward more sustainable materials sourcing (cotton, polyester, nylon, manmade cellulosics, wool, down and leather), as well as alignment with global efforts like the Sustainable Development Goals and the transition to a circular economy. This company was rated "Establishing", the second lowest performance band.
Source: Textile Exchange (2020)
This company has sustainability claims on its website under three main headings: Protecting the Planet, Championing People and Inspiring for Change.
Source: company website (2022)
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 (2022)
This company is a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a voluntary program which encourages the adoption of better management practices in cotton cultivation to achieve measurable reductions in key environmental impacts, while improving social and economic benefits for cotton farmers, small and large, worldwide.
Source: Better Cotton Initiative (2022)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2018)
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022) |
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Viva China Holdings Ltd | ||||
This company has sustainability claims on its website, mainly in the areas of Environment and Employees. They have published ESG reports since 2016.
Source: company website (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Founded | 1825 |
Contact Details
Address | Street, Somerset, United Kingdom |
customercare@clarks.com | |
Website | www.clarks.co.uk |