Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.58
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Texas at Austin
EN-15: Trademark Licensing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jim Walker
Director of Sustainability, Financial, and Administrative Services
University Operations
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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:
UT Austin joined the WRC in 2012 and has maintained its affiliation with WRC, listed most recently on WRC's affiliate page on June 23, 2017. UT Austin remains a member of the FLA as well, with their profile on the FLA site stating: "It has been a priority for us that products bearing our name are made in factories that treat workers fairly. That’s why we affiliated with the FLA, because it has the expertise, understanding, and global reach required to hold companies and the factories they use accountable."

https://www.workersrights.org/affiliate-schools/

http://www.fairlabor.org/affiliate/university-texas-austin

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:
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The labor rights code of conduct for licensees:
https://trademarks.utexas.edu/labor-policies

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s trademark licensing initiatives is available:
https://trademarks.utexas.edu/labor-policies

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://alcalde.texasexes.org/2012/07/ut-to-join-workers-rights-coalition/

https://www.workersrights.org/affiliate-schools/

http://www.fairlabor.org/affiliate/university-texas-austin

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