Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
Pantys
Published date
June 29, 2022
No. of questions
65
Supplemental files
Pantys_RelatorioSustentabilidade_2021 (1) (1).pdfCEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentThe "Founders Letter" and the "goals" section in our report states the commitments regarding human rights, labour rights, environment and anti-corruptiom3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
Optional commentThrough annonymous questionnaire8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
1. Employee Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct ensures we promote the human rights through our business, but here we will highlight some actions: • Through the way we manage the business and the salaries paid, we promote the right to adequate standards of living. • Through the way we manage the business we promote the right to freedom of expression. • We promote the right to safe and healthy working conditions through managing the work environment and through a comprehensive Health and Safety policy. We conduct a Health and Safety training twice a year for all employees and have conducted an analysis to evaluate what are the potential risks for safety at work at Pantys. • Our Code of Conduct highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion at the workplace and we have developed actions to hire as diverse groups as possible, for example: specific job spots for refugees and regulation on posting jobs for the black community before it is public. • Our Code of conduct highlights the importance of antidiscrimination conduct, making it clear that discrimination is something we do not tolerate. We have a specific anonymous form for when people witness discrimination. We highlight that as a company we do not discriminate regarding gender, race, nationality, age etc. It means these factors should not be considered when promoting or hiring an employee. 2. Supplier Code of Conduct Our Supplier Code of Conduct ensures we promote the human rights through our business, but here we will highlight some actions: • Once a year, we each one of our suppliers to make sure they are following all the regulations (including Human Rights principles that are laws in Brazil). • We choose our suppliers and business partners based on rigorous criteria of employee empowerment and human rights policy. • Our suppliers answer an annual questionnaire about their conduct towards human rights, minority groups empowerment, environmental impact and transparency 3. Anti-racist Handbook We have developed an internal antiracist handbook in order to nominate a few commitments towards inclusion and representation of the black community in many areas of our business (executive positions, stores, brand photoshoot) and build a more equal environment. All employees receive this handbook on their onboarding journey and it also can be used as a guide to improve our actions towards inclusion & diversity. 4. Refugee Employment Program We have started the Refugee Employment Program in 2020, which consist on an opening specific job positions exclusive for refugee woman in Sorocaba, Brazil. In the first round of the program we have employed four Haiti women to work at the packaging department of Pantys. 5. Cycle Foundation A program developed with the aim to empower teenagers towards sex education, consent, puberty and relationships 6. donations program an ongoing monthly donation program of menstrual underwear to ngos and projects with the aim to fight period povertyLabour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional comment15/12/20211.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentIt is important to point that as a Brazilian company, these topics are all included and regulated in the brazilian labour law which is followed by the company.Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
1. Brazilian workers law and compliance. The labor law in Brazil contemplates all the labor principles, therefore we believe it is important to communicate our work towards labor rights that is covered by the country’s law since it varies from country to country. Here we will highlight the how the basic Brazilian regulation is related to the labor principles: - Child labor - Hours of work - Parental leave - Minimum salary - “Décimo terceiro” a double payment in the last month of the year equivalent to two salaries - Holidays - Life insurance 2. Code of Conduct Our Code of Conduct ensures we promote labor principles through our business, but here we will highlight some actions: • We regularly review and update our employee handbook, which covers employee benefits and rules, code of conduct, human resources policies, health and safety procedures. • Our Code of Conduct affirms that all employees are free to join a union if they wish and they cannot be discriminated because of this. • As stated in Brazilian law for companies, Pantys does not use any kind of forced or compulsory labor. • As stated at the Brazilian law for companies, Pantys does not use any kind of child labor, all the employees are over eighteen years old. • Our Code of Conduct highlights that we do not tolerate any kind of discrimination towards gender, race, age, social background etc. • The human resources team work on actions to reduce the inequality social gap for minority groups: we have developed the “antiracist handbook” - a handbook covering laws and initiatives to promote racial diversity in the company. • We are an equal opportunities employer with regards to both our employees and recruitment processes. • All permanent employees have access to a range of wellbeing services including private health insurance. 3. Supplier Code of Conduct Our Supplier Code of Conduct ensures we promote the labor principles through our supply chain, but here we will highlight some actions: • Our Supplier Code of Conduct affirms that all employees should be free to join a union if they wish and they cannot be discriminated because of this. • Our Supplier Code of Conduct highlights that we do not tolerate any kind of discrimination towards gender, race, age, social background etc. • As stated at the Brazilian law for companies, we do not tolerate suppliers using any kind of child labor, all the employees must be over eighteen years old. • As stated in the Brazilian law for companies, we do not tolerate any form of forced labor, all employees must be properly paid and have the right to choose or not to perform a job. 4. Health InsuranceEnvironment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional comment22/04/20221.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?
4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional comment3535 tco2e6.1. Which Scope 3 categories are included in the organization’s scope 3 emissions calculation?
7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
https://issuu.com/pantysbrasil/docs/pantys_relatoriosustentabilidade_2021_1_Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
Optional commentno incidents6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Employee Code of Conduct Our Code of Conduct highlights the importance of transparency in our acts and covers corruption as something we do not tolerate. The code of conduct outlines our rules for how we deal with areas of risk related to corruption, covering the following topics: 1. Corruption 2. Bribery 3. Gifts and Favor 4. Indirect Corruption or Bribery 5. Being open and clear on the communication Supplier Code of Conduct Our Suppliers are chosen on rigorous criteria of transparency performance, answering an annual questionnaire about the company’s improvements towards it. Our Supplier Code of Conduct highlights the importance of transparency and covers corruption as something we do not tolerate, here we will highlight some important areas we cover when it comes to the company’s relationship with suppliers: 1. Corruption 2. Bribery 3. Gifts and Favor 4. Providing clear financial information 3. Corruption Risk Assessment We have conducted an ongoing Corruption Risk Assessment where we analyze the potential risks of any form of corruption in all phases of the value chain and evaluate if the risk is high, medium or low and which actions the company has to battle this kind of corruption. It is an important tool since we can always add potential risk and improve our action to battle it. Our goal is to have this assessment certified by an external audit. 4. Governance training (ethics, corruption etc.) To know more about our anti-corruption commitment, read our 2021 sustainability report here: https://issuu.com/pantysbrasil/docs/pantys_relatoriosustentabilidade_2021_1_