Hudson's Bay Company

  • COUNTRY OF HQ
  • Canada
  • SELECTION OF SUBSIDIARIES
  • 317
  • Ascent
  • Beaumark
  • Carroll Reed
  • Christmas Street
  • Christopher Rand
  • Essential Needs
  • Everything Under the Sun
  • Fair set
  • Get Sorted
  • Gianni Filacci
  • Global Mind
  • Governor's Table
  • Grenadier
  • HBC Signature
  • Holiday Joy
  • Home Outfitters
  • Home Studio
  • HomeStyles
  • Home Value
  • Hunt Club
  • Mantles
  • Market Square
  • Maxfield
  • Misakai
  • My Favorite Place
  • Outdoor Living
  • Outline
  • Paper Plus
  • Sportek
  • ToGo
  • Transitions
  • Truly
  • Versaille
  • Vibration
  • Victory Gardens
  • Winkz
  • Work Centre
  • Saks
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COTTON RANKING 2020

How is the company performing?

Score
1.7
Policy
0.5
Uptake
0
Traceability
1.2

Where is Hudson's Bay Company on the journey to sustainable cotton?

Not yet started Hudson's Bay Company in 2016, 2020
Starting the journey Hudson's Bay Company in 2017
Well on the way
Leading the way
Company performance analysis
OVERALL

Hudson’s Bay scores 1.7 out of 100 points in this ranking (down from 6.5 in 2017) – showing a decrease in its performance on sustainable cotton.

POLICY

Hudson’s Bay has no public policy on sustainable cotton in place and makes no mention of any intention to reduce harmful impacts of conventional cotton production on its website. Issues regarding water use, pesticide use and biodiversity in cotton cultivation remain unaddressed as do labour and human rights violations.The company has a commitment to not knowingly source Uzbek cotton for the manufacturing of any of our products.

UPTAKE

Hudson’s Bay does not publish any information about volumes of sustainable cotton sourced, either in percentage or absolute terms.

TRACEABILITY

Hudson’s Bay does not publish information on the absolute volume and origin of the cotton used in its products. The company publishes a small percentage of their finished goods manufacturers. The company but does not provide information on its fabric manufacturers or yarn spinners.

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