Fashion retailers ranked by ethical index score in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022

In the fashion industry, ethical consumption has been a much-discussed topic recently. In February 2019, the UK Parliament released a report on ethical consuption and sustainability in fashion, urging retailers to take into consideration the ethical and social cost of clothing items. Ethical companies in fashion According to the rating table compiled by Ethical Company Organization, the leading three retailers to score the highest ethical score in the United Kingdom were People Tree, Finisterre, and the School Uniform Shop. As displayed in this statistic, while fair trade brand People Tree topped the list with its ethical company score, fast-fashion retailers such as ASOS received a score of 67. This score was slightly below the benchmark score for ethical performance in the apparel category. Consumer interest in ethical fashion In the meantime, the ethical clothing market is expanding in the UK, which is good news indicating an increase of consumer interest in buying from ethical brands. According to the results of a 2020 survey, about one-fifth of UK consumers said they cared about the environmental impact of the clothing items before they buy them. This share was considerably higher in other European countries, particularly in Spain where almost a quarter of the interviewed consumers said the environmental impact of clothing items was something they thought of a great deal.

在时尚产业领域，道德消费已成为近期热议的焦点。2019年2月，英国议会发布了一份关于时尚产业道德消费与可持续性的报告，敦促零售商在考虑服装商品的道德和社会成本。根据道德公司组织编制的评级表，在英国，获得最高道德评分的前三大零售商依次为People Tree、Finisterre和校服店。如统计数据所示，虽然公平贸易品牌People Tree以其道德公司评分位居榜首，但快时尚零售商如ASOS的得分为67分，略低于服装类别道德表现的基准分数。消费者对道德时尚的兴趣与此同时，英国道德服装市场正在扩张，这一消息令人欣喜，表明消费者对购买道德品牌的兴趣日益增加。根据2020年调查结果，大约五分之一的英国消费者表示在购买服装之前会关心其环境影响。这一比例在其他欧洲国家中尤其高，特别是在西班牙，近四分之一的受访者表示，服装商品的环境影响是他们深思熟虑的问题。