Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.88
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Cornell University
EN-15: Trademark Licensing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kyle Kubick
Director of Finance and Administration
University Relations
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Is the institution a member of the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC)?:
Yes

Is the institution currently a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA)? :
Yes

For institutions outside the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. only:

Is the institution currently a member of an equivalent independent monitoring and verification organization approved by AASHE?:
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A brief description of the independent monitoring and verification organization:
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If institution is not a member of a monitoring and verification organization:

Has the institution adopted a labor rights code of conduct in its licensing agreements with the licensees who produce its logo apparel?:
Yes

A copy of the labor rights code of conduct for licensees:
The labor rights code of conduct for licensees:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s trademark licensing initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Link to our membership with Fair Labor Association -
https://www.fairlabor.org/affiliates/colleges-universities?page=2

Link to our membership with Worker Rights Consortium -
https://www.workersrights.org/affiliates/affiliate-institutions/

The links below describe some of Cornell's actions on behalf of worker rights.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2002/04/cornell-reaffirms-continued-membership-worker-rights-consortium-and-fair-labor

http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/07/cornell-ends-licensing-contract-nike-bcs

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/10/cornell-university-severs-business-ties-jansport

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/02/cornell-joins-accord-protect-bangladeshi-workers

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2012/09/skorton-cuts-ties-clothing-manufacturer-over-labor-abuses

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2009/12/boycott-forces-russell-athletic-change-anti-labor-policies

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/09/living-wage-clothing-arrives-cornell-store

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2002/04/cornell-reaffirms-continued-membership-worker-rights-consortium-and-fair-labor

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