Global Sustainability Report 2019
Brazil
Since 1976, C&A Brazil has played a leading role in the Brazilian retail market, including on sustainability issues. In October 2019, the company held its initial public offering. It remains a licensee of the C&A brand and will continue to follow the C&A global sustainability strategy. C&A Modas S.A.is listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) under the ticker CEAB3.
C&A Brazil operates 288 stores in more than 120 cities across the country, along with 3 distribution centres and a head office.The company has reported on sustainability since 2010 and was the first fashion retailer in the country to do so in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. In 2019, C&A Brazil earned the #1 spot in the Fashion Revolution Transparency Index Brazil.
C&A was also the first company in Brazil to have an eco-store with LEED certification for sustainable buildings, and the first to disclose its supplier list. C&A Brazil has been monitoring our supply chain since 2006 and contributed to the creation of the ABVTEX (Brazilian Association of Textile Retailers) Qualification Programme for Retail Suppliers, which aims to ensure suitable labour conditions for workers employed by suppliers and their subcontractors.
Sustainable Products
- C&A Brazil was the first brand to offer Gold level Cradle to Cradle Certified TM garments.
Read more - Although a high quantity of Better Cotton is grown in Brazil, few Brazilian retailers buy and use it in their clothes, so most of it is currently exported. C&A Brazil was the first Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) retail member in Brazil. It started by working with the biggest spinners, accelerating the uptake significantly, then increasing the number of BCI members in the Brazilian supply chain. In 2019, more than 80% of C&A Brazil's volume was Better Cotton, compared to none in 2015.
Read more - The C&A Brazil in-store take-back programme is now in 157 stores. In 2019, C&A stores in Brazil collected more than 16.5 metric tons of garments, the majority of which were donated to a local organisation for reuse.
Read more - C&A Brazil was recognised for the fourth year in a row by AMCHAM Brasil Prêmio Eco for its supplier ownership programme.
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Sustainable Supply
- C&A Brazil continues to ensure our suppliers and authorised subcontractors comply with the social and environmental standards in our global Supplier Code of Conduct, which are sometimes higher than the local legal requirements.
Read more - The C&A Brazil Sustainable Supply Chain programme has improved substantially since 2016, when C&A Brazil implemented the Development Officers team to support suppliers. Since then, C&A Brazil is showing a strong governance model containing several elements that set a benchmark in the country. As in 2018, C&A Brazil trained suppliers on requirements in health and safety, fire safety, compensation, governance, and other topics during 2019. Read more
- C&A Brazil was the first Brazilian retailer to engage suppliers in chemical safety issues and have rolled out our Sustainable Chemicals Management approach in the region, working with suppliers to support their understanding and compliance. Read more
- C&A Brazil was rated number 1 for both 2018 and 2019 in the Fashion Revolution Transparency Index Brazil, which evaluates 30 of the largest Brazilian fashion brands and retailers.
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Sustainable Lives
- C&A was again recognised as the most sustainable retail fashion brand in Brazil in our annual survey of more than 6,000 customers.
Read more - C&A Brazil continued customer and employee engagement in its sustainability journey with #WearTheChange (or #VistaAMudança, in Portuguese), the global, multi-channel sustainability communications platform. Read more
- C&A Brazil continued to raise awareness for equality and diversity through Diversity Week; a Pride Collection; and Black Awareness Day; as well as recruiting fairs for minorities, transgender people, and immigrants.
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