Mosaic fashions

(Coast, Karen Millen, Oasis, Odille, Principles, The Shoe Store, Warehouse)

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Responded to survey: yes

MSI involvement: no [what's this?]

Grade 2: Acknowledges that minimum and industry benchmark wages are not sufficient standards, but no real efforts to apply living wage. [what's this?]

Summary

A lack of substance on living wages, but progress in other areas from a year ago.

Position on living wages

Has adopted the same wording as the ETI base code.

Work so far on living wages

None mentioned

Plans on living wages

"We are currently defining our methodology on living wages, which will involve incremental improvements through a step by step approach...we are also learning from the pilot projects and strategies of other retailers/organisations."

Other significant information

Mentioned various activities to do with the development of its ethical trading programme.

Our comments

As promised, a significant improvement on 2007's meagre effort, but Mosaic is still a long way behind other retailers. It would benefit from joining a multi-stakeholder initiative.