Zara

Is Zara ethical and sustainable? 

Zara is a low-ranking brand in The Good Shopping Guide’s ethical ratings for Fashion brands.

Zara is a fast fashion brand owned by Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A (Inditex Group). Inditex is one of the biggest fast fashion group in the world. Zara receives a poor Good Shopping Guide score in our Ethical Fashion Retailers Ratings Table. Although Zara has not yet met our Ethical Benchmark, we hope to see the brand make progress in the future.

In what areas does Zara perform well? 

Inditex participates in the Ethical Trading Initiative. Customers may follow businesses’ pledges to workers’ rights, forced labour, and child labour in their supply chains since Inditex discloses its Modern Slavery policy on its website.

In what areas does Zara perform poorly? 

Despite Zara’s progress, there is still room for improvement. The brand was marked down under our Human Rights and People criteria.

How can Zara brand improve its Ethical Rating?

The Good Shopping Guide score for Zara is determined by a number of standards. Sadly, Zara is a fast fashion company that emphasises speedy turnaround (sometimes as little as 15 days from design to distribution). When workers must quickly make large quantities of clothing, it is challenging for brands to pay staff appropriately. But it is essential that they do. Zara and its parent company, Inditex, must address a number of concerns, including its treatment of employees and compliance with human rights, in order to meet our minimum ethical threshold and become eligible for Ethical Accreditation.

If your fashion brand values ethics and sustainability, why not check out The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation? Increase customer and investor confidence and stand out from the greenwash.