Company profile: Perosa AG
Headquarters: Littau
Country: Switzerland
Founded in: 1940
Total points of sale in Europe: 30
Owned by: Roger Schärer
Name of CEO: Roger Schärer
Product description: Perosa is a traditionall Swiss family business and sells stocking since 1940. Nowadays they sell dessous, beach fashion and pijamas for women.
Countries of production: Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland
General remark: n.a.
Perosa AG
Roger Schärer
Grossmatte 12 6014 Littau
info(at)perosa.ch
Comment from CCC and proposals for action
Aside from its own brand, Perosa sells more than one dozen additional brands among its assortment of underwear, lingerie, swimwear and stockings. The burgeoning company reported having "no desire" to take part in the survey. Due to Perosa’s lack of transparency, we fear that the working conditions in the factories that produce for them could be very poor.
Take action:When fairly-manufactured fashion is important to you, including a company commitment to decent working conditions and high environmental standards along the entire production chain, then Perosa is not the right address. Let Perosa know about your purchasing decision (info@perosa.ch).
Due to the lack of response by Perosa AG to the CCC questionnaire, the following evaluation of the company’s corporate accountability policy is entirely based on a desk study conducted by the CCC in 2007. In the section “Recent developments” you can find additional information gathered after 2007.
Transparency
Perosa AG has not responded to the CCC-questionnaire at all. The amount of salaries of the top management is not known. The information given about producer countries and the structure of the supply chain is not comprehensive. There is no sustainability report available. Perosa AG provides neither the results of factory audits nor information about verification activities. The company does not disclose general targets for future monitoring activities.
Formal commitment to labour standards
Perosa AG doesn't commit in a public document to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the national law. The company has not adopted a code of conduct. Beyond the ILO Core Conventions, the company is neither committed to wages in accordance with living wage principles nor with minimum wage legislation. There are no restrictions on the number of working hours per week. No mention is made of a safe and hygienic environment for the workers who produce the company’s garments and/or sportswear. The company does not explicitly require that all workers receive a regular employment contract. *
Code implementation and purchasing practices
Perosa AG did not indicate the steps it is taking to effectively implement minimum labour standards in its supply chain. There is no evidence that training on labour rights issues is promoted by Perosa AG. According to the information given Perosa AG has no intention to implement the payment of living wages to workers. Perosa AG has not shown that it is aware of the fact that part of its production sites are located in countries or zones where freedom of association is not guaranteed by law. There are no provisions to give buyers positive incentives to reward better working conditions. There are no measures that show how to improve planning and prevent excessive overtime.
Monitoring and Verification
The company is not a member of any business initiative. There is nothing known to CCC about monitoring results. The company is not involved in independent verification by a multi-stakeholder approach.
Violations of labour rights and public conflicts
There are no public urgent appeals from CCC calling on Perosa to take responsibility for workers’ rights violations in its supply chain.
Recent developments
Until now, Perosa has failed to provide any relevant content regarding its company profile. Neither a dialogue with BD/CCC has taken place nor has the company communicated concrete steps planned to improve the working conditions.