Zara

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 0
  • Transparency & ethics: 39
  • Incident record: 100
  • Recovery: 34
  • Recent conduct: 80

Flags

  • Labor Violations
  • Greenwashing

Documented incidents

  • 2025-01-10 Transparentem Connects Zara Cotton to Child Labor Age 6 and Forced Labor in Supply Chain (critical) — source
  • 2024-03-01 Inditex Transport Emissions Surge 37 Percent to All-Time High of 2000 kt CO2e (severe) — source
  • 2021-07-02 France Opens Criminal Investigation Into Inditex for Concealing Crimes Against Humanity re Uyghur Labor (critical) — source
  • 2020-03-01 ASPI Uyghurs for Sale Report Names Inditex Zara Among 82 Brands Linked to Forced Labor (critical) — source
  • 2017-11-07 Brazilian Court Upholds 48 Infractions for Slave-Labor Conditions in Supply Chain (critical) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2023-07-01 SBTi Approves Inditex Targets 50 Percent Scope 3 Reduction by 2030 at 1.5C (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2022-12-31 Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Across All Own Operations (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2022-11-03 Launches Zara Pre-Owned Platform for Repair Resale and Donation (Policy Change) — 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.