Shein

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 16
  • Transparency & ethics: 13
  • Incident record: 10
  • Recovery: 0
  • Recent conduct: 40

Flags

  • Wage Theft
  • Greenwashing
  • False Advertising
  • Design Theft / IP Disputes
  • Labor Violations
  • Unsafe Working Conditions

Documented incidents

  • 2025-12-02 Texas AG Launches Investigation for Forced Labor Toxic Materials Deceptive Marketing and Data Privacy (severe) — source
  • 2025-08-04 Italian AGCM Fines Shein €1M for Misleading Environmental Claims Contradicted by Actual Emissions Increases (severe) — source
  • 2025-07-01 France DGCCRF Fines Shein €40M Largest European Fine for Deceptive Pricing and Green Claims (critical) — source
  • 2024-01-01 Seoul Government Finds Shein Shoes Contain 428 Times Permitted Phthalate Levels (severe) — source
  • 2023-07-01 RICO Lawsuit Plus 50+ IP Lawsuits From Independent Designers for Industrial-Scale Design Copying (major) — source
  • 2019-12-01 DOL Finds LA Factories Paying $2.77 Per Hour Making Shein Clothing With Seven-Day Work Weeks (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.