Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) — Ethics Grade C

Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Fashion & Apparel. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 65
• environment: 52
• humanRights: 35

Documented incidents (3)

• Unpaid Wages in Indonesia (medium, 2021) — Following the closure of the Jaba Garmindo factory, Uniqlo's parent company refused to pay $5.5 million in severance owed to 2,000 workers. Despite producing for the brand, the company denied legal responsibility for the contractor's debts.
• Xinjiang Forced Labor Inquiry (high, 2022) — Uniqlo shipments were blocked at U.S. borders due to suspected links to forced labor in China's Xinjiang region. French prosecutors also opened an investigation into the company's alleged concealment of crimes against humanity.
• Lack of Supply Chain Transparency (low, 2023) — Fashion Revolution's Transparency Index noted that while Uniqlo publishes some factory lists, it fails to disclose detailed carbon emission and water footprint data for its lower-tier suppliers.

Documented good deeds

• RE.UNIQLO Program — Established clothing recycling bins in all stores and launched 'RE.UNIQLO' to repair and upcycle old garments for donation.

Ethical alternatives

• Eileen Fisher — B-Corp certified with rigorous organic and recycling standards.