Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) — Ethics Grade C

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

Category scores

• labor: 30
• privacy: 75
• consumer: 70
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Uyghur Forced Labor Allegations (high, 2021) — French authorities opened an investigation into Uniqlo for allegedly profiting from forced labor of the Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang region of China.
• Jaba Garmindo Wage Theft (high, 2020) — The company faced a global campaign for refusing to pay $5.5 million in severance owed to Indonesian factory workers after the factory abruptly closed.
• Harsh Factory Conditions (medium, 2019) — Watchdog groups identified dangerously high temperatures and excessive overtime in Uniqlo's Tier 2 suppliers in Southeast Asia.

Documented good deeds

• RE.UNIQLO Program — Launched a comprehensive recycling program to collect used down jackets and transform them into new garments.

Ethical alternatives

• Patagonia — Gold standard for supply chain transparency and fair labor practices.