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ASOS PLC.

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ASOS PLC is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company primarily sells clothing, footwear, accessories, and beauty products targeted towards young adults. ASOS operates through its website and mobile app, offering a wide range of own-brand products as well as items from other brands...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Not enough information to create an ethical profile.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect10
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing-20
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

10

The company's CEO to median employee pay ratio (P50) was 20:1 for the 2023/24 financial year.

1
The employee engagement score was 65 in an April 2024 survey, based on a 79% response rate.
2

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

-20

ASOS fully mapped 100% of its Tier 1-3 suppliers, representing 100% of its own-brand production as of October 2022.

1
Additionally, 89% of Tier 4 suppliers were engaged on fabric source as of FY21.
2
The company is committed to delivering unannounced audits of all Tier 1 and Tier 2 sites at least once per year.
3

Honest & Fair Business

0

ASOS reports 99.5% of its Tier 1 and Tier 2 sites had received an audit.

1
The company scored 50/100 in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index.
2
In the past three years, ASOS has had at least three financial restatements or adjustments related to carbon emissions and comparative figures.
3
70% of the board members are considered independent.
4
ASOS has a zero-tolerance anti-bribery and corruption policy, which includes mandatory annual training for all employees and contractors, prohibition of facilitation payments, and due diligence on third parties.
5
The company has a comprehensive whistleblowing policy, including an independent, anonymous tool (Spot), designated Whistleblowing Officers, and a strict no-retaliation policy.
6
For third-party verification, 81% of Tier 1 facilities reported verified Higg FEM responses in FY25, and carbon targets are validated by the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi).
7
No ethics-related regulatory fines have been reported in the past three years.
8

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

ASOS explicitly states compliance with major privacy regulations including GDPR, DPA 2018, CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA, and UCPA, and conducts internal and external audits to monitor compliance.

1
The company has a Data Protection Officer who reports directly to the board
2
, a dedicated Data Protection Team
3
, and data protection policies, standards, and practices
4
, with no documented incidents of unauthorized data use. ASOS provides annual staff training for security and further support for relevant departments.
5
The company is committed to using AI ethically, transparently, and compliantly, with an approach emphasizing explainable decisions, privacy protection, human oversight, and risk assessment.
6
Users are granted standard data rights, including access, correction, and deletion, with a one-month response time for requests.
7
The general data retention policy states data is held for as long as a customer continues to be an ASOS customer and as required by legal obligations
8
, though images from the Virtual Try-On tool are deleted after 30 minutes or 28 days.
9
ASOS celebrates Data Protection Day annually.
10

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess ASOS PLC on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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