Forever 21

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 78
  • Transparency & ethics: 100
  • Incident record: 44
  • Recovery: 0
  • Recent conduct: 80

Flags

  • Design Theft / IP Disputes
  • Wage Theft

Documented incidents

  • 2025-03-16 Files Second Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to Liquidate All 354 US Stores With $1-10B in Liabilities (critical) — source
  • 2019-09-29 Files First Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With $227M Debt and 200+ Store Closures (critical) — source
  • 2017-01-01 50+ Copyright and Trademark Lawsuits From Designers Including Adidas Gucci Puma and Ariana Grande (major) — source
  • 2016-07-01 California DOL Finds Supplier Factories Paying Workers $4 Per Hour With 85 Percent Violation Rate (critical) — source

How We Score

  • A 425–500
  • B 350–424
  • C 275–349
  • D 200–274
  • F 100–199

All data sourced from public court records, government enforcement databases (FTC, DOL, AGCM, PIPC, DGCCRF), and published investigative journalism. Every score is earned, not bought. No brand pays for inclusion, exclusion, or score modification. Scores recalculate monthly as the 10-year rolling window advances. Values-based incidents use a slower decay track. Full methodology.