Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 88.80
Liaison Aarushi Gupta
Submission Date Aug. 11, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of California, Irvine
EN-15: Trademark Licensing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Hung Pham
Director
UCI Trademarks & Strategic Contracts
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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?:
No

A brief description of the independent monitoring and verification organization:
Not applicable

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?:
No

A copy of the labor rights code of conduct for licensees:
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The labor rights code of conduct for licensees:
Not applicable. UCI is a member of a monitoring and verification organization (FLA and WRC), but we do have a labor rights code of conduct in our licensing agreements.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s trademark licensing initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UCI is a member of both the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and Fair Labor Association (FLA). Both memberships are renewed annually. UCI is fully committed to protecting workers rights. In 1998, all ten UC campuses were among the first universities to adopt a Workplace Code of Conduct. UCI works with the FLA and WRC on programs to assess the ability of its licensees to enforce the UC Code of Conduct and provide transparency of the factories used to make licensed merchandise.

Links showing WRC and FLA membership:

- WRC membership: https://www.workersrights.org/affiliate-schools/
- FLA membership: https://www.fairlabor.org/affiliates/colleges-universities?page=8

- UCI Trademark and Licensing Website: https://trademarks.uci.edu/
- UCI Trademark and Licensing UC Trademark Licensee Code of Conduct page: https://trademarks.uci.edu/LogosAndMarks/CodeConduct.php

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