Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Private-jet use prompts criticism of Bestseller leadership’s climate claims
Danish broadcaster DR reported on private-jet flights associated with Bestseller chief executive Anders Holch Povlsen and criticism of their environmental impact. Bestseller defended the use of the aircraft for security and logistical reasons, while critics questioned the contrast with the group’s sustainability commitments.
2024
Private-jet use criticized amid sustainability commitments
DR reporting prompted criticism of private-jet use associated with Bestseller chief executive Anders Holch Povlsen and questioned the consistency of the practice with the group’s environmental messaging.
2023
Report links a Bestseller supplier in China to alleged forced Uyghur labor
A report funded by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats alleged that a China-based supplier connected to Bestseller had links to forced Uyghur labor. The available reference identifies the issue at group and supply-chain level rather than attributing it specifically to Jack & Jones.
2023
Alleged forced-labor connection involving a China-based supplier
A report funded by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats alleged links between a Bestseller supplier in China and forced Uyghur labor.
2022
Briefing highlights alleged union-busting and labor abuses in Bestseller supply chains
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre summarized allegations of union-busting and related worker abuses at factories that supply, or recently supplied, Bestseller.
2022
Alleged union-busting in the supply chain
A Business & Human Rights Resource Centre briefing highlighted allegations of union-busting and related abuses at factories supplying or previously supplying Bestseller.
2017
Reports raise labor-condition concerns at Bestseller supplier factories in Cambodia
DanWatch and The Guardian reported allegations of excessive heat, inadequate ventilation, restricted access to water and food, overtime and wages below living-wage estimates at Cambodian garment factories supplying Bestseller brands. The reporting also discussed a factory fire and workers’ subsequent fainting incidents.
2017
Alleged abusive conditions at Cambodian supplier factories
Reporting described allegations involving excessive heat, inadequate ventilation, restricted access to water and food, forced overtime and wages below living-wage estimates at factories supplying Bestseller.