Appendix 1 (continued) 1.5 Lacoste, Paris, France Lacoste expresses itself through a large collection of apparel for women, men and children, footwear, fragrances, leather goods, eyewear, watches, belts, home textiles, mobile phones and fashion jewellery.19 Lacoste SA is owned 65% by the Lacoste family and 35% by Devanlay (Maus family). Lacoste SA Devanlay is Lacoste’s worldwide licensee.20 Lacoste is present in over 114 countries with the US, France, UK, Italy and Spain being the most important markets. An official CSR report was not found, however, the Lacoste brand actively support “projects selected by the Global Environment Facility to safeguard or protect certain species of crocodiles, alligators, caiman or gavials now in danger of extinction and whose the loss would jeopardise the biological balance of their habitat areas.”21 “We have been committing ourselves to the respect of the environment, notably through the protection of biodiversity, and have asked our worldwide licensees to act accordingly. We thus consider very seriously the matter you have raised and have immediately investigated it.” Lacoste’s response to Dirty Laundry
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1.6 Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH Corp), New York, USA PVH Corp is the world’s largest shirt and neckwear company.22 PVH Corp provides products to many popular US department stores and sells its products directly to customers through about 700 outlet stores under the brand names Van Heusen, IZOD, Bass and Calvin Klein.23 PVH Corp licenses its heritage brands globally for a range of products through approximately 40 domestic and 50 international licence agreements covering approximately 150 territories.24 Its products are mainly casual apparel and sportswear.25 It has a range of private brands: Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, ARROW, Bass, and GH Bass & Co.26,27 Further brands include Chaps, DKNY, Donald J Trump Signature Collection, Geoffrey Beene, IKE BEHAR, J Garcia, JOE Joseph Abboud, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Michael Kors, Nautica, Sea John, Ted Baker, Timberland and Jones New York.28 CSR seems to play an important (albeit relatively new) role in PVH Corp’s self-image and outward communication: “Central to our identity is a genuine commitment to corporate responsibility, a fundamental component of how we run our business that is directly linked to our strategies and practices.”29 PVH Corp’s Environmental Statement includes the following: “We recognise that our supply chain processes impact the environment. While we do not have direct control over our suppliers, vendors and service providers, we […] seek to have our suppliers and vendors meet our environmental requirements with respect to wastewater treatment, hazardous chemicals, air quality and recycling.”30