Chico's · Physical & Retail Presence
Significant Ethical and Labor Risks in Supply Chain
StableLast updated: 30 September 2026
Retail Brands summary
Chico's supply chain is linked to sourcing cotton from the Xinjiang region, which carries a risk of forced labor, and the brand has taken insufficient steps to remediate. Furthermore, little of its supply chain is certified by labor standards ensuring worker health, safety, or living wages.
Key facts
- Brand
- Chico's
- Signal category
- Physical & Retail Presence
- Current status
- Stable
- Importance
- High
- Scope
- Global
- Sources
- 3 (Sustainability Intelligence and more)
- Last updated
- 30 September 2026
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