Better Health for All

Westwing Group is an e-commerce company specializing in home and living products such as furniture, home accessories, and textiles. The provided articles do not contain any specific, concrete data points that directly relate to the 'Better Health for All' value as defined by the rubric. The company's core business activities do not inherently involve health-related products, services, or initiatives. While the articles discuss environmental sustainability efforts like emissions reduction and responsible material sourcing,

these are not explicitly linked to direct health externalities or health outcomes in a manner that aligns with the KPI definitions for this value. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Westwing Group is an e-commerce company specializing in home and living products.

The provided articles confirm its role as an online retailer and explicitly state that the company does not engage in financial services such as lending, insuring, moving, or storing money. Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value are not applicable to Westwing Group's business model.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

The company reported a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) of 14.23 in 2024.

In the same year, the employee satisfaction score was 87%. The voluntary employee turnover rate for 2024 was 28%. Employee reviews on Glassdoor indicate an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, with 44% of employees recommending working there and 44% approving of the CEO. Compensation and benefits received a rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, which decreased by 14% in the last 12 months, with employee feedback frequently citing low pay as a concern. The company also experienced multiple layoffs, including a significant one of 40 employees in the tech department in December 2024.

Honest & Fair Business

Westwing Group SE received an S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment score of 42/100 in 2024.

The company also holds an MSCI ESG Rating of AAA and an ISS ESG Corporate Rating of C (top 2nd decile). The 2024 sustainability report noted inaccuracies in previously reported data on animal by-products. For third-party verification, 96% of non-EU Westwing Collection suppliers were audited for social aspects in 2022. In 2024, 94% of wood, 85% of cotton, and 92% of animal by-products were certified as responsibly sourced. The company's Sofia sofa range has Blue Angel Certification, and it is a member of Better Cotton, with products certified to Global Recycled Standard and Global Organic Textile Standard.

No War, No Weapons

Westwing Group SE, an e-commerce company, states that its business activities are not applicable to arms or defense 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, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, dual-use item screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines, controversial weapons exposure, war-risk audits, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, conflict minerals, peace technology investment, conflict zone procurement, or ethical red lines compliance.

The company's sustainability report mentions alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, but no further details or performance metrics are provided to assess the extent of this alignment.

Planet-Friendly Business

Westwing Group reported total Scope 1, 2 (market-based), and 3 emissions of 147,175 tCO2e in 2024.

The company achieved a 64% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2022 to 2024, which represents an annualized decline of over 22%. Its carbon reduction targets, including a 75% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and 80% of suppliers by spend having science-based targets by 2027, are validated by the SBTi and aligned with a 1.5 °C pathway. However, only 12% of suppliers by spend had SBTs in 2024. The company aims to source 100% renewable energy by 2027, with 33% of its energy from renewable sources in 2024. Westwing no longer purchases carbon credits, prioritizing direct emissions reductions. In 2024, 89% of waste was recovered and/or recycled, and 100% of packaging waste was recovered, reused, or recycled in its logistics center. The company achieved a 35% reduction in plastic packaging per item shipped from 2023 to 2024 and a 30% reduction in single-use plastic packaging material compared to 2023. In 2024, 98% of plastic packaging had over 60% recycled content, and 99% of paper packaging used 100% recycled paper. Westwing reported 94% of wood from certified or controlled sources and 85% certified responsibly sourced cotton in 2024. The company has an objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. It conducts qualitative climate scenario analysis based on SSP5-8.5 and SSP1-2.6 scenarios. A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool was implemented in 2024 to analyze product features and trace material sources.

Safe & Smart Tech

Westwing Group has adopted a Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Usage Guideline policy and launched an internal AI Usage Guideline to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI systems by employees, prohibiting illegal or malicious activities and emphasizing responsible handling of personal and confidential data within AI tools.

The company complies with the German Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and published its first Sustainability Statement under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2025. Westwing states it only collects data necessary for specific purposes, such as recruiting, and stores personal data only as long as necessary and legally permitted, deleting it immediately upon expiry of statutory retention periods. Data linked to cookies, user IDs, or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months, and server log files are stored for 365 days. The company uses encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. Westwing states it does not transmit or grant access to personal data to unauthorized third parties and does not merge server log files with other data sources or evaluate them for marketing purposes. Users have rights to information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. Westwing does not use automated processing operations, including profiling, for contractual relationship decisions. The company uses cookies for authentication of logged-in users. Technical and organizational safeguards pursuant to Article 32 GDPR are in place, and security measures are subject to continuous improvement. The company describes the purpose and function of various cookies and tracking technologies used on its website.