Fashion & Apparel · CN · shein.com
A written explanation for this grade has not been published yet. The criteria below show what the score rests on.
Every pillar, criterion by criterion — with the rubric level behind each score.
Major recent severe labor controversy or official sanction, with poor or no credible response.
No meaningful public supply-chain disclosure.
No meaningful public labor commitments found.
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No credible independent labor verification found.
Serious or repeated environmental concerns from credible sources, largely unresolved.
General sustainability claims with little concrete information.
Very general or weak commitments with no measurable structure.
Weak or unclear external support; mostly self-reported claims.
Mixed record; some concerns exist, but they are limited, indirect, or unclear.
Some clear policy commitments exist, but they are limited in scope or detail.
Some third-party evidence exists, but it is limited or narrow.
Minimal disclosure; broad statements without useful detail.
Serious or repeated ethical/regulatory concerns from credible sources.
Very basic or generic ethics statements only.
Weak, vague, or inconsistent responses to ethical concerns.
The grade says what the evidence shows; this says how much evidence stands behind it — five weighted dimensions.
A guardrail capped confidence at 65/100 — the evidence base is too thin or one-sided to score higher.