Response from New Balance

Proposal D6: Take steps to improve workers’ wages.

New Balance is willing to engage in multi-brand collaboration to address living wage issues, but he company does not address the other components of the proposal.

Full response

"Multi-brand collaboration is likely to be the best way to address living wage issues. New Balance would be willing to participate in such a program"

Response Key

The brand claims to implementing all components of this proposal or has agreed to implement them within Play Fair's proposed timeframe.

The brand is currently implementing or has agreed to implement some of the essential components of the proposal but has refused to implement, has overlooked, or has raised issues with one or more important components; or, the brand agrees to implement the proposal but not within Play Fair’s proposed timeframe.

The brand has refused to implement the essential components of the proposal.

The brand has misunderstood or failed to comment on the proposal; or the brand is considering the proposal, but has yet to make a decision.