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Mammut Audits & Improvements
In 2011, a total of two social audits and one verification audit were carried out with local FWF experts. No complaints were recorded. 2012 will see the first repeat audits. During more than three years‘ membership of the Fair Wear Foundation, Mammut has integrated over 70% of its direct suppliers of sewn products in its monitoring system. Following on from suppliers in the clothing product group, the monitoring system has been gradually expanded to include backpacks, sleeping bags and climbing harnesses. The footwear division remains the final step. One third of our suppliers are located in so-called „low-risk“ countries. Our monitoring activities since 2008 can be summarized as follows: • 4 social audits with local FWF experts in Turkey and China • 2 verification audits by the FWF in China • 1 supplier became a new FWF member • 2 suppliers gained SA8000 certification and 2 more are currently working towards this • more than 40 improvements have been agreed, 90% of which have been implemented. Social Audits, Repeat Audits & Training FWF members must audit their suppliers at least every three years in accordance with the FWF‘s guidelines. 2012 will therefore see multiple repeat audits for us (see Supplier Register, page 20). The FWF also requires us to achieve the 90% threshold this year. We were unable to meet this due to lack of cooperation from the suppliers referred to earlier. FWF Living Wage Ladder In 2011, the FWF launched a new tool to assess wage levels at suppliers (see box). We now have „Wage Ladders“ from two of our Chinese suppliers. Our goal for 2012 is to collect and analyze data on our main suppliers for sewn products (for more information, see page 21).