Safe and fair working conditions in our suppliers' production facilities are fundamental to us in every business relationship. All manufacturers have committed to complying with our code of conduct. We support them in implementing it - together, we've already achieved a great deal.
Social commitment
Our Fair Wear Foundation membership
We are working together with the Fair Wear Foundation for improved working conditions.
The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that is engaged in improving the working conditions in the textile and apparel industry on a wide scale. Together with many participants – their member businesses, charitable non-governmental organisations (NGO), employers and employee’s associations in Asia and Europe as well as government representatives – they are developing constructive solutions for production sites worldwide.
As a result, we are committed to actively optimising the working conditions in our supply chain under strict guidelines. We have always relied on stable and long-term relationships with our suppliers – that’s how we are able to work towards improvement measures in joint cooperation. During this process, ourselves and our manufacturers are supported by the FWF and its network on an individual and needs-based basis through the means of advice, knowledge sharing and training programs. Our engagement is verified by external sources due to our membership in the FWF.
Every year, the FWF monitors the business practices of their member brands as well as the working conditions on-site and in partner factories in a ”Brand Performance Check”. The results of this review are transparently published online for anyone interested by the Fair Wear Foundation and on our own Jack Wolfskin websites.
Jack Wolfskin has been a member of the Fair Wear Foundation since 2010. During that time we have been awarded ‘leader status’ several times in recognition of our commitment. We work closely with our production partners and monitor our suppliers by carrying out independent audits. Based on the results of these audits, we support our partners with individual measures, in order to drive forward consistent development.
For more information about the Fair Wear Foundation, please visit: www.fairwear.org
The current ”Brand Performance Check”: Brand Performance Check 2026 (pdf)
Code of conduct for fair and safe working conditions
The compliance to our requirements is regularly monitored by independent inspectors.
We do not operate any own factories. Our products are manufactured by our partners, mainly based in Asia and some in Europe. Therefore we feel all the more responsible for ensuring that all those who work for us do so according to uniform and fair legal labour standards. That’s why in 2007, we defined a code of conduct with eight specifications.
Our code of conduct is based on the charter of human rights as outlined by the United Nations as well as the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is the binding component of every business relationship with a supplier. An on-site team in Idstein takes care of the continuous introduction of our standards with our production partners worldwide and supports them in their implementation. We develop the awareness of our suppliers and their workforce by means of training and advice and thereby ensure the constant improvement of working conditions.
As well as this, we have regularly monitored the compliance to our requirements on-site in the factories through independent inspectors and also the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) since 2010 – and have done so with 100% of our partners in mind.
To ensure that every employee also knows their rights – as only this way can they demand them – our Code of Conduct is hung up in every one of our supply chain partner sites, in a clearly visible way and written in the respective native language.
The eight standards for fair working conditions are:
1. No forced labour
2. No discrimination in the workplace
3. Child labour is not tolerated
4. There is freedom of association and collective negotiations
5. A living wage should be provided
6. Reasonable working hours should be given
7. Safe and healthy working conditions should be provided
8. Every employee should have a legally binding employment contract
For fair and safe working conditions:
Code of Conduct English (pdf)
Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Statement (pdf)
Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Policy (pdf)
Why we wish to continue working with our partners in Myanmar:
Statement on Myanmar (pdf)
Social report: our advancements and challenges
Our social report shows our advancements and challenges in implementing the social standards.
As a member of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), we publish a comprehensive social report once a year, in which we outline our activities with regards to more humane, fair and safer working conditions. We present our advancements – and also relay the challenges that we have to overcome in our global supply chain. This also includes detailed facts, to what extent our manufacturers have implemented the stipulated social standards and where there is still room for improvement if applicable.
Current social report: Social Report 2026 (pdf)
Social engagement at our headquarters
We support the Vitos services for the disabled in Idstein.
The Vitos services for the disabled enables children suffering with learning and mental difficulties from the age of six to live in small residential groups. There, they are individually supported by trained caregivers and therapists in their personal development as well as in their abilities and talents. The aim is to enable the mentees to fulfil a life with as much self-determination as possible in their adulthood.
We find the engagement of this charitable organisation especially valuable and have supported them since 2014 in many ways. For example, we regularly donate to the cause for their work with disabled individuals and organise a yearly ”Wolf’s Run” – a cross-country fun run with the proceeds going to the Vitos organisation. What’s more, we provide placements involving various tasks and small jobs to the supervised adolescents, for example gardening on our campus.