Roadget Business (Shein) — Ethics Grade F
Roadget Business (Shein) receives an overall ethics grade of F (12/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.
Category scores
- labor: 5
- privacy: 30
- consumer: 20
- environment: 10
- humanRights: 5
Documented incidents (3)
- Forced Labor Allegations (high, 2022) — Independent laboratory testing found cotton from Xinjiang, a region linked to Uyghur forced labor, in Shein garments despite import bans.
- 75-Hour Work Weeks (high, 2021) — Audits revealed factory workers in Guangzhou working 11-13 hours a day with only one day off per month, violating local labor laws.
- Systemic IP Theft (medium, 2023) — Subject to dozens of lawsuits from small designers and major brands for allegedly using algorithms to scrape and copy proprietary designs.
Documented good deeds
- Textile Recycling Fund — Committed $15 million over three years to the Or Foundation to address textile waste in Ghana.
Ethical alternatives
- Patagonia — Industry leader in labor rights and environmental conservation.