...HUGO BOSS does have sourcing relationships with 6 vendors in Serbia and Ukraine and is hence mentioned along with a number of other well-known companies in the report. We transparently report on the number of suppliers in different countries in our supplier map, which is publicly available on our website at: http://group.hugoboss.com/en/sustainability/partners/

In its report, the CCC focuses not only on general working conditions but above all on the question of reliable and adequate remuneration for work done in the factories. The topic of minimum wages is part of the HUGO BOSS Social Standards and is regularly reviewed as part of our social program. The last observed cases of a minimum wage shortfall of HUGO BOSS suppliers in the examined countries lie more than 2 years back. In the context of the corresponding Corrective Action Plans, steps and measures have been taken - together with the suppliers concerned - and the detected shortcomings were remedied.

The gap between national minimum wages and a need-covering living wage deemed necessary for securing the livelihoods of a family that is denounced regularly by the CCC is undoubtedly there. However, an alignment in this regard cannot be solved by a company on its own... For this reason, HUGO BOSS together with peers and stakeholders has worked in various initiatives such as the Fair Labor Association and the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles...