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UNITED LABELS.

ULC.XETRA | Wholesale of textiles, clothing and footwear

United Labels AG is a Germany-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes licensed merchandise, primarily apparel, toys, and accessories featuring popular characters and brands. The company operates through various distribution channels, including wholesale to retailers, e-commerce pla...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

United Labels (ULC.XETRA) presents a mixed ethical profile. Critics point to a medium level of conflict regarding fair pay and worker respect, largely due to reliance on external manufacturers and a reported lack of specific data on fair labor practices within its supply chain. While the company states aims to reduce fuel consumption and packaging, and mentions supplier codes of conduct, reports indicate a notable absence of quantitative data to support these environmental claims. Insufficient evidence also exists to assess ethical sourcing, animal welfare, or community respect, though potential risks like cultural appropriation in licensed designs are noted. A whistleblower policy cited in some reports belongs to a different entity, Underwriters Laboratories, not United Labels.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

United Labels' core business involves designing, manufacturing, and distributing licensed merchandise such as apparel, toys, and accessories.

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These products do not have a direct positive or negative impact on health, nor do they fall into categories requiring health-related accessibility, innovation, or specific risk disclosures. Consequently, most KPIs related to 'Better Health for All' are not applicable to the company's operations. While the company ensures product safety through independent testing and internal quality checks to comply with regulations like the German Product Safety Act and Toy Safety Directive, no specific data on the frequency or severity of user harm, adverse events, or recalls is provided, leading to the omission of the 'safety_record' KPI.
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Additionally, evidence regarding reduced fuel consumption and minimized packaging is related to environmental impact, which falls outside the scope of 'Better Health for All' as defined by the rubric, leading to the omission of the 'health_externalities' KPI.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

United Labels AG designs, manufactures, and distributes licensed merchandise, such as apparel, toys, and accessories.

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Its core business does not involve offering lending, deposit services, or other financial products to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to the company's operations. There is no evidence of the company engaging in activities that would directly impact financial inclusion, pricing fairness of financial products, exploitative fee exposure, financial literacy, or debt burden ratios for consumers.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence related to ULC.XETRA for any of the KPIs under Fair Pay & Worker Respect. The information presented discusses general issues within supply chains and audit systems, but does not offer data points directly applicable to United Labels AG's performance on living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining, safety incident rates, pay equity, worker engagement, turnover, labor violations, insecure contracts, or health insurance coverage.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantitative evidence for ULC.XETRA regarding fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labour incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, high-risk material spend, or supplier diversity spend was found in the provided articles. The articles discuss general industry trends, regulations, and the importance of ethical sourcing in the textile industry but do not offer company-specific data for United Labels AG.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No specific, concrete data points relevant to the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value for ULC.XETRA (United Labels AG) were found in the provided articles. Articles

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, which pertain to ULC.XETRA, explicitly state that data for the requested metrics is 'Not available' or 'Not found'.
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Articles
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refer to different corporate entities (UL, United.Group, and United, respectively) and therefore do not provide evidence for United Labels AG.

Kind to Animals

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles regarding ULC.XETRA's performance across any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. The articles do not provide information on cruelty-free certifications, animal testing practices, humane certifications for operations, wildlife conservation impact, ethical input substitution, supplier audit percentages for animal welfare, cage-free sourcing, or engagement in animal welfare policy. While

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mentions the use of FSC and SFI certified labels and recycled fiber labels, this pertains to packaging materials and does not provide measurable biodiversity impact or relate to animal-derived ingredients in the company's core products (apparel, toys, accessories).
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mentions general checks by UNITED LABELS or social auditing associations for 'minimum welfare standards' but does not specify animal welfare or provide a percentage of suppliers audited. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to a lack of relevant evidence specific to ULC.XETRA.

No War, No Weapons

0

United Labels AG's core business involves designing, manufacturing, and distributing licensed merchandise such as apparel, toys, and accessories. This business model does not inherently involve arms manufacturing, military contracts, or conflict facilitation. Consequently, the company scores 0 (N/A) for numerous KPIs, including revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investment, conflict divestment policy, board oversight of defense, export end-user certificates, lobbying opposing arms control, procurement humanitarian compliance, human rights due diligence frequency in conflict-affected areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance declarations, AI military safeguards, dual-use screen count, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines coded, zero exposure to controversial weapons, war risk audit results, annual conflict partner review, percentage defense divestment completed, peace tech investment ratio, conflict zone procurement percentage, and ethical red lines compliance rate, as these are not applicable to its operations.

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No specific, concrete data points were found in the relevant articles to score the UN Guiding Principles alignment or conflict minerals percentage KPIs, leading to their omission.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, concrete, quantitative data points for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs were found for ULC.XETRA in the provided articles. While some articles mention ULC.XETRA's general commitment to reducing resource consumption

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, optimizing delivery routes
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, and reducing packaging
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, these statements lack the specific metrics required for scoring. Information regarding emissions targets, renewable energy use, water consumption, waste diversion, or certifications for specific ULC.XETRA facilities was not provided. , which contains quantitative sustainability targets and certifications, explicitly refers to "Deutsche Börse Group" and its "Group Head Office," and therefore cannot be attributed to United Labels AG (ULC.XETRA).

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to ULC.XETRA's respect for cultures and communities. The articles discuss general industry trends

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, theoretical aspects of cultural influence on product labels
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, or cultural appropriation in the broader fashion industry
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, but do not provide company-specific data on partnerships, investments, incidents, protocols, employment, grievance mechanisms, or other relevant metrics for ULC.XETRA.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No specific evidence was found in the provided articles regarding ULC.XETRA's performance across any of the Safe & Smart Tech KPIs. The articles discuss general industry trends, regulatory requirements, and incidents involving other companies, but do not provide concrete data points or actions attributable to ULC.XETRA.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data or concrete details regarding United Labels AG's performance on any of the Zero Waste & Sustainable Products KPIs. The company's own corporate governance declaration (Article 2) explicitly states a lack of data and metrics related to sustainability and zero waste.

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While Article 1 mentions an aim to reduce packaging and monitor supplier compliance with a Code of Conduct that includes environmental responsibility, these are general statements of intent or broad policy and do not provide the measurable outcomes, percentages, or specific initiatives required to score any KPI.
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