Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.73
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

American University
PAE-25: Trademark Licensing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Chris O'Brien
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Is the institution a member of the Worker Rights Consortium?:
Yes

Is the institution a member of the Fair Labor Association? :
Yes

Has the institution expressed intention to participate in the Designated Suppliers Program? :
No

The website URL where information about the institution’s participation in the WRC, FLA, and/or DSP is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

AU has not just expressed "intention" to participate in the Designated Suppliers Program, which is not a program that is up and running, but the university is in fact sourcing from the only factory that was opened in closed partnership with the Worker Rights Consortium. The university sources apparel from Knights Apparel's Alta Gracia factory, a company and factory committed to providing fair, living wages and workers' rights.


AU has not just expressed "intention" to participate in the Designated Suppliers Program, which is not a program that is up and running, but the university is in fact sourcing from the only factory that was opened in closed partnership with the Worker Rights Consortium. The university sources apparel from Knights Apparel's Alta Gracia factory, a company and factory committed to providing fair, living wages and workers' rights.

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