Unifi Inc..
UFI.US | Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
Unifi, Inc. is a global textile solutions provider and manufacturer of synthetic and recycled yarns. The company transforms virgin and recycled plastic bottles into REPREVE® recycled fiber, offering sustainable textile solutions. Unifi's products are used in apparel, footwear, automotive, home furni...Show More
Better Health for All
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Unifi's core product, REPREVE recycled polyester, which comprised 32% of FY2024 revenue, is associated with potential health risks from microplastics, BPA, and 1,4-dioxane
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. The EPA declared in late 2024 that almost any exposure to 1,4-dioxane constitutes an unreasonable risk
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, leading to a negative net health effect and a significant share of revenue from products with established negative health outcomes. Despite general ESG reporting guided by GRI and SASB frameworks
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, concerns about a lack of transparency regarding these specific health risks have been raised. Conversely, the company demonstrates strong mitigation efforts for environmental externalities that indirectly impact health. It reported zero non-compliant water discharges in FY2024
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and achieved significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (42-77%)
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, energy consumption (47-84%)
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, fossil fuel consumption (48-85%)
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, and freshwater consumption (46-71%)
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compared to virgin polyester production
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. The introduction of CiCLO technology also aims to reduce microplastic fiber pollution
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. These efforts contribute to significant positive health externalities. Unifi is not a pharmaceutical or food company, nor does it collect health-related data or conduct clinical trials. There is no specific evidence regarding user safety records, product price accessibility, reach to vulnerable populations for health products, health innovation investment, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, global health crisis response, or mental health initiatives for the public.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Unifi, Inc. is a global textile solutions provider. The company description and the provided articles indicate that its core business is not financial services. Therefore, the KPIs related to lending, financial products, and customer financial outcomes are not applicable to Unifi, Inc.'s operations, aligning with the '0' tier for non-financial entities.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Unifi Inc. reported a CEO-to-median employee pay ratio of 37:1 in 2024, with CEO Edmund M. Ingle's total compensation at $1,248,267 and median employee pay at $33,364.
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The company had two substantiated labor-law violations in the past three years, specifically workplace safety or health violations.
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These included an OSHA penalty of $11,125 in 2024
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and another OSHA penalty of $5,000 in 2021.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific quantitative data is provided in the article regarding Unifi Inc.'s fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend. The article mentions certifications related to recycled content and chemical safety (GRS, SCS, OEKO-TEX®, U-TRUST)
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and generally refers to ethical sourcing and traceability, but lacks concrete metrics for the defined KPIs.
Honest & Fair Business
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Unifi maintains a 24-hour Ethics & Compliance Hotline, which is managed by a third-party
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. This hotline allows for anonymous reporting
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, and the company explicitly states that retaliation is not permitted
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Kind to Animals
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Unifi Inc. explicitly states "No Animal Exploitation" in its operations.
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This indicates that its core business of transforming plastic bottles into recycled fiber does not involve animal testing, animal agriculture, or the use of animal-derived inputs. Consequently, several animal welfare KPIs are not applicable to its operations. The company's REPREVE OUR OCEAN® initiative helps prevent plastic bottle contamination in oceans and waterways through OceanCycle certified products.
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No War, No Weapons
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The provided articles for Unifi Inc. (UFI.US) do not contain specific, concrete data points or verifiable facts to assess the company against the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. Information regarding revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology R&D scope, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any other relevant KPIs for this value is not present in the evidence provided for Unifi Inc.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Unifi has not mentioned SBTi validation for its carbon reduction targets.
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The company reported zero non-compliant water discharges in 2024.
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However, it has a history of environmental violations, with four environmental and air pollution violations between 2006 and 2010, incurring penalties totaling $84,543.
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The company achieved an 8% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024, with a target of 30% reduction by fiscal year 2030.
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No total Scope 1, 2, or 3 emissions figures are provided.
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In 2024, Unifi diverted 42 billion plastic bottles from landfills, targeting 50 billion by December 2025.
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It also recycled 950 million T-shirt equivalents of textile and yarn waste in 2024, aiming for 1.5 billion by fiscal year 2030.
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Its Central American production site achieved 93% waste diversion from landfill, while its Brazilian site achieved 55% waste diversion.
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Two third-party, peer-reviewed life cycle assessments were conducted for Repreve Takeback and ThermaLoop.
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These products use 100% recycled materials, including at least 50% textile waste.
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ThermaLoop won the 2024 Just Style Award for Product Launch – Circularity and the 2025 SEAL Sustainable Product Award.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points related to Unifi Inc.'s respect for cultures and communities. The articles explicitly state the absence of data for metrics such as formal partnerships, community reinvestment, cultural impact assessments, local employment, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, community governance, cultural preservation investment, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion.
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The information available primarily focuses on environmental sustainability metrics
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and general employee DEI ratings,
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which are not specific enough to score the defined KPIs for this value.
Safe & Smart Tech
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The assessment for UFI.US is based on United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), as indicated by the ticker symbol and the content of articles , , and , despite the prompt's description of a textile company. Articles , , and , which pertain to Ubiquiti Inc. and its UniFi products, were disregarded. No KPIs could be scored due to a lack of specific, concrete data points in the provided articles. For `data_breach_severity`, while a cyberattack causing significant operational disruption and network shutdown was confirmed on June 5, 2025,
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the articles explicitly state that the "extent of data compromised is not specified"
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and do not provide the number of users affected, which is a critical metric for scoring this KPI. For `unauthorized_data_use`, the articles confirm "unauthorized access to IT systems"
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but explicitly state that "details on the nature of the intrusion and potential unauthorized data use are not provided."
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Therefore, there is no direct evidence of unauthorized *data use*. All other KPIs lacked any relevant evidence.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Unifi has established company-wide waste reduction targets, aiming to recycle 50 billion plastic bottles by December 2025
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and 1.5 billion T-shirts' worth of textile waste by FY2030.
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The company reported zero non-compliant water discharges in FY2024.
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Additionally, Unifi conducts US-wide mobile education tours and plant tours to promote recycling and waste repurposing among customers.
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