#PAYUP

Sears has not agreed to #PayUp

6-6-20 – According to multiple media reports, Sears (run by billionaire CEO Edward Lampert) owes Bangladeshi suppliers at least $55 million for completed orders placed prior to the pandemic, including $21 million in finished goods already shipped and sitting in U.S. ports. Suppliers filed a lawsuit against Sears in June of 2020 for the unsettled dues. Sears has not filed for bankruptcy protection again during the pandemic and is not currently in bankruptcy proceedings.

GO TRANSPARENT

8-16-21 – Sears has not committed to The Transparency Pledge and, notably, it does not appear to publicly disclose even a basic tier 1 cut-and-sew garment factory list. Tier 1 transparency is the absolute lowest bar of compliance in fashion and since the company has yet to meet it, we have given Sears a “NO” under Go Transparent.

In addition to the above, to receive a “YES” for Action 3 on the PayUp Fashion Tracker, Sears must a) disclose its tier 2 (fabric mills), tier 3 (yarn and fiber mills) and tier 4 (raw materials) suppliers; b) disclose the wages of the lowest-earning workers at each factory and c) share audit and remediation reports publicly, and make these findings available to the garment workers in the audited factories.