BIJOU BRIGITTE.
BIJ.XETRA | Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores
Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires AG is a Germany-based company that retails fashion jewelry and accessories. The Company offers a range of products, including fashion jewelry, classic jewelry made of silver, piercing jewelry, minerals and fossils, and fashion accessories, such as hair ornaments, ...Show More
Better Health for All
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Bijou Brigitte is a fashion jewelry and accessories retailer. Its core products and services do not inherently have a significant positive or negative impact on health, nor do they involve health-related treatments, preventative solutions, or direct health services. The provided articles, primarily financial reports and policy statements on human rights and supplier conduct, do not contain any specific data points relevant to the 'Better Health for All' value. While the company's financial reports mention the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, there is no evidence of actions taken by the company directly relevant to public health crisis response. The company's transparency efforts and supplier code of conduct focus on human rights, environmental protection, and general data protection, rather than specific health risks or benefits of its products or health data management.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Bijou Brigitte is a retailer of fashion jewelry and accessories.
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Its core business does not involve offering lending or deposit services, or any other financial products to consumers. The company explicitly states it does not have any loans with banks or other credit institutions.
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Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to its operations.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The company's Glassdoor overall employee rating is 3.3 out of 5
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, which translates to 66% employee satisfaction. Additionally, 53% of employees would recommend the company to a friend
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, and 64% approve of the CEO
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. No quantitative data is available regarding living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, employee turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage for the company's own workforce.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No quantitative data was provided across the articles to assess Bijou Brigitte against the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing value. While the company's human rights strategy, compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), and adherence to regulations like EU 2017/821 for conflict minerals are mentioned
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, specific metrics such as the percentage of fair-trade certified spend, audit frequencies, number of forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, share of high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend are not disclosed.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Bijou Brigitte's Code of Conduct for suppliers prohibits corruption, including bribery, extortion, and embezzlement.
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Its human rights strategy commits to preventing corruption and bribery, supported by risk assessments.
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However, the provided evidence lacks specific guidance on aspects like facilitation payments or gift thresholds, and details on training or enforcement effectiveness. The company also has a formal whistleblower protection policy, effective June 2023.
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This policy is accessible to all stakeholders via a 24/7 multilingual digital system or mail, guarantees confidentiality, and ensures the compliance mailbox is emptied weekly.
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Kind to Animals
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No specific, quantitative data is available across the provided articles to assess Bijou Brigitte against the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value. While some articles state 'No Animal Testing,'
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there is no supporting detail on the company's animal testing policy, the extent of alternative testing methods, or the volume of animals used in testing with transparent reduction goals. No evidence is provided regarding cruelty-free certifications, humane certifications for operations, wildlife conservation impact, ethical input substitution percentages, supplier audit percentages for welfare, or cage-free sourcing. The company uses leather, wool, and silk,
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but no information is provided on the ethical sourcing or replacement of these materials.
No War, No Weapons
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Bijou Brigitte, a fashion jewelry retailer, has no revenue from arms or defense contracts, nor does it possess defense-related assets or operations in conflict zones
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. The company is not involved in R&D for dual-use technologies, international trade with embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or intelligence/surveillance activities
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. It is not subject to the Arms Trade Treaty, does not handle conflict minerals, and does not use AI
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.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Bijou Brigitte reported no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to sustainability in 2023.
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Similarly, no regulatory violations, fines, or compliance issues were mentioned in the 2022 annual reports.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. The available documents are primarily financial reports, general codes of conduct, or human rights policy statements that lack specific metrics on cultural impact assessments, formal partnerships with local or indigenous communities, local employment ratios, cultural preservation investments, cultural appropriation incidents, or community-specific grievance mechanisms and their coverage.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The company utilizes TLS encryption for online data transmission.
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It explicitly states compliance with GDPR.
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Measures are in place to protect against unauthorized data use.
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Users are provided with rights to access, modify, and delete their data.
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Privacy principles are integrated into the development process.
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Data collection is limited to necessary information.
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Retention periods vary, including 30 days for server log files and unconfirmed newsletter registrations, up to 1.5 years for direct marketing emails, and up to 10 years for contract data due to legal and tax reasons.
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Accounts are password-protected.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The company handles hazardous waste according to the Basel Convention.
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No specific waste disposal violations, regulatory actions, or fines were mentioned in the 2022
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and 2023
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annual reports or the December 2023
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policy statement, indicating no violations for at least the past two years. The reports lack quantitative data on waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, product durability, repairability scores, waste audit frequency, zero waste certifications, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratios, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.