Foot Locker

No leading practices were identified for this area.

Water
Foot Locker has a commitment to respect the right to water included in their Global Water Stewardship Statement.

No leading practices were identified for this area.

Sustainability strategy and accountability
While Foot Locker conducted an issue prioritization assessment to identify and prioritise its sustainability impacts, no evidence that the process meets double materiality with the participation of external stakeholders could be found in the public domain. Furthermore, although the company discloses some sustainability targets, no evidence that it has group wide targets on key sustainability topics for the most material parts of its value chain (based on the SBTN Sectoral Materiality Tool) could be found in the public domain. Regarding accountability, while Foot Locker has set NPS targets which are linked to annual incentives programmes, the NPS are assessing customer perception and opinion. Finally, the company does not disclose whether its highest governance body has expertise regarding nature-related topics.

Stakeholder engagement
Foot Locker does not disclose an overview of the issues raised during its stakeholder engagement activities, and it does not disclose its process for engaging with stakeholder groups beyond its materiality assessment.

Lobbying
Foot Locker does not disclose a complete list of trade associations it is a member of covering all geographies. The company does not disclose a detailed framework for assessing the alignment of its trade associations with nature-positive policies. It does not report (potential) misalignment between nature-positive policies and the lobbying activities of its trade associations.

Impact and dependencies assessment
Foot Locker has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It can start such an assessment across its value chains, focusing on quantifying its impacts and dependencies.

Key areas and species
Foot Locker has an opportunity to increase its transparency by revealing which key species and areas are affected by its operations and suppliers.

Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding the Foot Locker’s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.

Resource exploitation and circularity
No evidence was found regarding Foot Locker’s efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. Furthermore, the company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets. Finally, the company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.

Water
Foot Locker does not disclose relevant information related to water, in its operations or supply chains.

Solid and air pollution
Foot Locker does not disclose relevant information related to pollution in its operations or supply chains.

GHG emissions
Foot Locker reduced its scope 1 emissions in FY21 compared to FY20, but increased its scope 2 emissions during the same period. Furthermore, while the company is committing to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, there is no evidence that it has a shorter term target to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions which is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory.

Invasive species
Foot Locker has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.

Safe, healthy, clean environment
Foot Locker does not show if it is committed to respecting local communities’ right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and to zero tolerance for acts of violence, threats, intimidation or judicial harassment committed against land and environmental rights defenders.

Indigenous peoples’ and land rights
Foot Locker does not show if it is committed to respecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights or Land rights of local communities.

Foot Locker indicates that it carry out enterprise risk assessment to identify emerging sustainability risks, but no evidence could be found of human rights risk identification process in its own operations. In addition, while the company indicates carrying out audits to identify social and environmental issues in its supply chain, it does not describe its process for assessing its human rights risks nor disclose salient human rights issues in its operations. While Foot Locker reports on the results of its supplier audits, the company is encouraged to disclose on the results of its assessments. Furthermore, the company discloses that it conducts routine human rights risk assessments and that it remediates in locations with the highest risk. However, no evidence was found that it has a global system to act on all its salient human rights issues. There is also no evidence that Foot Locker provides an example of the conclusions reached and actions taken or to be taken on at least one of its salient human rights issues as a result of assessment processes. Finally, the company has an opportunity to disclose the stakeholders it engages with on human rights risks.

Foot Locker has a publicly available policy statement which shows it is committed to respecting the health and safety of workers and expects its suppliers to commit to respecting the health and safety of their workers. The company states that it provides minimum wage, competitive compensation and benefits to its employees. However, it is unclear if the minimum wage/competitive compensation is enough to maintain a decent standard of living for the employee and his/her family. Also, no evidence was found of time-bound target for paying all workers a living wage or that it has achieved paying all workers a living wage. Furthermore, there is no evidence that it describes how it determines a living wage for the regions where it operates. Foot Locker states that it expects its suppliers to pay wages that are sufficient for workers and their families to fulfil their basic needs, but it has an opportunity to disclose how it works to support the payment of a living wage by its suppliers. The company has also an opportunity to disclose the coverage of collective bargaining agreements, and to describe how it works to support the practices of its suppliers in relation to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Foot Locker has a publicly available tax strategy, but it is not global as it only applies to UK. While it states having developed the Anti-Corruption Compliance Program (which guides efforts and controls to mitigate identified risks) and conducting appropriate education and monitoring, it does not describe the process to identify these risks and impacts. The company includes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its contracts with direct business relationships. In a public policy statement,  Foot Locker discloses its approach to lobbying and political engagement, and has a publicly available policy statement that specifies that it only allows political contributions by exception and clearly states the criteria for making them.