Frasers

How ethical and sustainable is Frasers?

Frasers is a brand of furniture that appears in The GOOD Shopping Guide’s Ethical Furniture Ratings Table. Even though Frasers has not yet met our ethical standards, we expect the brand to improve in the future.

What does House of Fraser do?

Previously House of Fraser, Frasers is a British store chain with 44 stores in the United Kingdom that is now part of the Frasers Group. Arthur and Fraser was founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849. Fraser & Sons was the brand’s name by 1891. During the early twentieth century, the company expanded steadily, and after WWII, a significant number of acquisitions transformed it into a national chain.

For which criteria does Frasers perform poorly?

Despite Frasers’ progress, there is still room for improvement. Frasers was marked down under our criteria for Animal Welfare, Ethical Accreditation, an Environmental Report, a Timber Sourcing Policy, Human Rights, and Other Criticisms.

Notably, Frasers’ bottom rating for Human Rights is a result of numerous criticisms of the company’s practices towards its workers, both directly and through its supply chain. In fact, House of Fraser has received so many criticisms that it has been marked down under the Human Rights+ category, which is only applied to brands with more than 5 serious human rights criticisms.

In what areas does Frasers score well for its ethics?

Frasers performs well in categories including Fossil Fuels, and Political Donations.

How can Frasers brand improve its Ethical Rating?

The GOOD Shopping Guide score results from multiple ethical criteria, and Frasers’ score has been calculated from these criteria. To reach our minimum Ethical Benchmark and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Frasers has some issues to resolve, including Animal Welfare, Human Rights, and an Environmental Report.

Most importantly, we strongly encourage Frasers to improve its human rights record by treating its workers better and working with suppliers that do the same.