Category: Sustainability & Social Impact

SHEIN’s Science-Based Net-Zero Target is Approved by SBTi May 23, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Planet, Sustainability & Social Impact

As a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, we have reached a milestone in our climate journey with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating our net-zero science-based target by 2050 and approving our near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets. Our climate targets have been validated to conform with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, aligning […]

More than half of SHEIN’s Express Delivery Bags Contained at least 50% GRS-certified Recycled Plastic May 21, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Planet, Press Releases, Sustainability & Social Impact

SHEIN, a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, is continuing its efforts to transition toward packaging that uses more recycled plastics， with more than half of the express delivery bags used for SHEIN packages made with at least 50% GRS-certified recycled polyethylene (PE) plastic in 2024. This effort is aligned with SHEIN’s commitment to minimise […]

Comfort, Convenience, Circularity: SHEIN’s Latest Study Reveals What Matters to its Shoppers April 22, 2025 Company Updates, Sustainability & Social Impact

At SHEIN, we are committed to building solutions that help advance a more circular fashion eco-system. We believe that sustainability should be relatable, accessible, and achievable for the everyday consumer, and that’s why we’re working to better understand our customers’ habits, motivations, and challenges faced as they take part in circular fashion activities. In our […]

SHEIN Scales Up Its Use of Deadstock Material by More Than 40% in 2024 March 28, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Planet, Sustainability & Social Impact

More than 28,000 metres of these fabrics were used in 2024 SHEIN, a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, has expanded its use of deadstock material, the unused surplus fabric from other brands and manufacturers, with more than 28,000 metres of these fabrics used in various SHEIN collections and styles in 2024. This is an […]

SHEIN and SHEIN Foundation Pledge Commitment to Women’s Empowerment Through a US$700,000 Multi-Year Collaboration with Dress for Success Affiliates March 07, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Giving Back, Supporting the Community, Sustainability & Social Impact

Builds on SHEIN’s previous collaborations with six Dress for Success affiliates, that have supported over 2,400 women in 2024 SHEIN, a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, and SHEIN Foundation, SHEIN’s newly-established philanthropic partner that aims to build more inclusive communities and sustainable ecosystems, have announced a multi-year financial commitment of over US$700,000 to four […]

SHEIN and Transfar Chemicals Enter into Partnership Agreement to Foster Research in Textile Innovation March 05, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Sustainability & Social Impact

The collaboration will focus on advances in textile dyeing and finishing technologies. SHEIN, a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, and Transfar Chemicals, a leader in functional chemistry and new materials technology, have entered into a partnership focused on pursuing advances in textile dyeing and finishing technologies. Through this collaboration, both SHEIN and Transfar Chemicals […]

SHEIN Ramps Up Denim Production Using Cool Transfer Denim Printing by 90% in 2024 January 06, 2025 Company Updates, Corporate News, Press Releases, Sustainability & Social Impact

Almost 380,000 pieces of denim apparel were produced in 2024 using this process SHEIN is transforming the way its denim is being produced by increasing its adoption of Cool Transfer Denim Printing, a technology that consumes less water and energy compared to traditional denim manufacturing methods, while at the same time creating a more streamlined […]

SHEIN’s Center of Innovation for Garment Manufacturing Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Certification November 22, 2024 Corporate News, Company Updates, Planet, Process, Protecting the Environment, Sustainability & Social Impact

SHEIN’s Center of Innovation for Garment Manufacturing (CIGM) has achieved the Zero Waste to Landfill Management System certification by TÜV Rheinland (TÜVR), an independent third-party audit partner. The CIGM is SHEIN’s third facility to receive this certification, with SHEIN’s two other facilities achieving the certification earlier this year in February.    A ceremony was held […]

2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report August 22, 2024 Company Updates, Corporate News, Sustainability & Social Impact

SHEIN has released its 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report, which sets out its commitment to continued progress and transparency in its sustainability and social impact initiatives. This year’s report provides updates on SHEIN’s ongoing efforts to achieve its near- and long-term targets, enhance its governance systems, and build a growing network of partners to support […]

SHEIN launches €200 Million Circularity Fund in the UK and the EU and commits to investing €50 million in broader ESG efforts July 10, 2024 Company Updates, Corporate News, Planet, Press Releases, Process, Protecting the Environment, Sustainability & Social Impact

SHEIN, a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, today announced a commitment to invest €250 million in the UK and EU over the next five years. Reflecting its goal of creating a future-ready fashion industry, SHEIN’s investment will include the creation of a Circularity Fund, along with operational and commercial investments aimed at further enhancing […]