Babyface Annual ESG Report 2021

3 Deep Dive
Achievement
The above specification shows that Babyface has
achieved most of its targets for 2021. Achieving these
goals is particularly successful thanks to the
cooperation of our agents in India and China. In
addition, personal contact with our suppliers is
essential. In those personal contacts we can explain
the added value of traceability.
It has not yet been possible to get all tier 1 suppliers
to create a tex.tracer account, because some suppliers
believe it is a lot of work or are afraid of losing their
good position in the market. Especially in uncertain
times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we noticed that
suppliers were even more reluctant to cooperate with
tex.tracer.
QR-codes
In 2020, Babyface started to provide a number of
products with QR codes linked to data from tex.tracer.
When the consumer scans the QR code, he sees the
entire journey that the article has made: from the cotton
field to the warehouse. In this way, we also offer the
consumer 100% transparency. This was continued in
2021 and at the time of reporting, 32 QR codes are online.
As soon as a supplier has registered with the platform
Compliance Initiative (BSCI) platform with respect to
(T.T. level 2), we ask them, among other things, to sign
our Responsible Business Conduct if they have not
this. Read more about this on page 34.
From cotton harvest
in Gujarat, India
already done so. The Responsible Business Conduct
Fair wages for the people who make our products is one
comprises agreements between Babyface and suppliers
on thirteen ESG themes, and child labour is one of them
(see attachment).
Suppliers agree to comply with our standards and we
of the most important means to stop or prevent child
labour. Babyface works together with Arisa and SAVE on
a project basis towards paying a living wage, so that
children of these workers do not have to work
(anymore). Read more about this on page 33.
A Tiny
Story
continue to have conversations about this subject with
our suppliers. We ask suppliers to make our standards
Also by using GOTS-certified organic
Do you know the origin of your garment?
All of our products will get a QR code on
the hangtag. When you scan it you can
see his journey.
To warehousing in
a subject of discussion with their suppliers.
cotton, the chance that child labour
occurs in the chain is much lower.
In addition, Babyface monitors whether suppliers have
The GOTS certificate imposes strict
a valid audit on social issues such as child labour and
requirements on both material
whether there is an action plan for improvement.
use and working conditions. Read more about this
Babyface collaborates with the Amfori Business Social
on page 38.
DOELEN
TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3
2021
2022
Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓
Level 2: 100% ✗
Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓
Level 2: 100%
Insight into the social risks per supplier where we have reached level 1
2023
2025
Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓
Level 2: 100% Level 2: 10% Level 2: 10%
Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓ Level 1: 100% ✓
Level 2: 100% Level 2: 33% Level 2: 33%
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