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Fundamental questions unanswered by Shein at Enterprise and Commerce Committee regardless of agency eyeing London itemizing

By Editorial Board Published January 8, 2025 4 Min Read
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Fundamental questions unanswered by Shein at Enterprise and Commerce Committee regardless of agency eyeing London itemizing

A consultant for one of many world’s greatest quick trend retailers, Shein was unable to reply questions from MPs over the place it sources its cotton from.

Shein’s normal counsel for Europe Center East Africa (EMEA) Yinan Zhu was requested if the corporate sells merchandise containing cotton from China, primarily the area of Xinjiang, the place China has been accused of subjecting members of the Uyghur ethnic group to compelled labour.

Talking on the Enterprise and Commerce Committee, Ms Zhu was requested a number of instances whether or not the corporate makes use of cotton provided from China.

After being pressed on the matter, she stated she must write to the committee with a solution.

She stated: “For detailed operational information and other aspects, I am not able to assist. I will have to write back to the committee afterwards.”

She added: “Obviously, we comply with laws and regulations everywhere we do business in the role. And we have supplier code of conducts, we have robust systems and procedures in place and policies in place.

“We even have very sturdy enforcement measures in place to make sure we adhere to those requirements which can be anticipated in our provide chain.”

When requested if the corporate believed compelled labour came about in Xinjiang, Ms Zhu reminded MPs of the “agenda of the committee, as I understand it, we’re looking at upholding standards”, earlier than including: “I’m only able to answer the questions that are relating to our business.”

Shein was based in China in 2012 and is now a pacesetter in quick trend, transport to 150 nations.

Committee chairman Liam Byrne challenged Ms Zhu, however she repeated she must write to the committee afterwards.

Mr Byrne stated the parliamentary committee was “horrified” by the lack of know-how supplied and stated Zhu’s statements gave lawmakers “zero confidence” within the integrity of Shein’s provide chains.

“The reluctance to answer basic questions has frankly bordered on contempt,” Mr Byrne stated.

The highest lawyer’s responses have been stated to be “ridiculous” and “very unhelpful and disrespectful” by committee member Charlie Maynard.

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When Ms Zhu stated she was answering to the most effective of her skill, the Lib Dem MP stated: “That is simply not true. We’ve asked you some very, very, very simple questions and you are not giving us straight answers.”

Ms Zhu additionally stated she was unable to say something about stories the net large was getting ready to checklist as a public firm on the London Inventory Alternate.

However when requested on Tuesday if this was true, and why the corporate had stopped pursuing a New York Inventory Alternate float, Ms Zhu stated she was unable to touch upon any IPO (preliminary public providing) hypothesis because it was not her remit.

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