Better Health for All

ABOUT YOU Holding SE's core business as an online fashion retailer means its products are not health-related, making the 'price_accessibility' KPI not applicable, hence a score of 0.

The company's 2023/2024 ESG report details data privacy and security policies, including incident response processes, but lacks specific metrics or outcomes related to health data protection, indicating basic data protection with some vulnerabilities, which maps to a score of -80 for 'healthcare_data_responsibility'. The same report mentions mental health workshops and employee assistance programs, which represents basic recognition of mental health needs but limited practical support, resulting in a score of -80 for 'mental_health_initiatives'.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

ABOUT YOU Holding SE operates as an online fashion retailer and does not offer lending or deposit services to consumers.

The provided ESG reports for fiscal years 2023/2024 and 2021/2022 explicitly state that they do not contain data relevant to financial inclusion, fair lending, or financial metrics such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, customer data portability, fair lending compliance, wealth-building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy programs, debt-to-income ratios, geographic inclusion for financial services, or product simplicity for financial products. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services are scored as 'Not applicable' (0).

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

All employees in Germany are represented by the works council, and all ABOUT YOU employees are employed in Germany.

The adjusted gender pay gap was below 5% in FY 2023/2024. The average Peakon Engagement Score was 7.2 in FY 2023/2024. Voluntary turnover for permanent staff was 22.9% in FY 2023/2024. In FY 2023/2024, 99.4% of all employees had a guaranteed number of employment hours. The company had 1,400 employees in FY 2023/2024, and 833 employees have health insurance policies with Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), which equates to approximately 59.5% coverage.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company's policy requires environmental and social risk assessments for Tier 1 suppliers at least every two years.

For traceability, 100% of Tier 1 factories and 98.5% of Tier 2 private-label supply chain factories have traceable provenance data.

Kind to Animals

ABOUT YOU has a comprehensive Animal Welfare Policy, effective March 1, 2023, which prohibits the sale of products from wild, exotic, or endangered species, live-plucking/skinning, and materials from newborn or aborted animals.

The policy mandates that animal-derived materials must be by-products of the food industry, and no animal shall be caged, bred, or slaughtered solely for fashion products. The company became a committed member of the Fur Free Retailer program in May 2022. For its private label products, 77.7% supported more responsible leather manufacturing (LWG, chrome-free) in FY 2024/2025, with a target of 80% by 2025/2026. Additionally, 49.2% of wool products used more responsible or recycled wool in FY 2024/2025, with a target of 75% by 2025/2026. The company prohibits mulesing on any animal and requires documentary proof of compliance, with a full prohibition on wool from mulesed sheep from 2025 onwards. Business partners are encouraged to source certified materials like RWS, RMS, RDS, RAS, and GCS. ABOUT YOU requires amfori BSCI audits for all tier 1 factories by January 2025, and 100% of tier 1 factories have transparency, but there is no specific percentage of suppliers audited for animal welfare.

No War, No Weapons

ABOUT YOU, an online fashion retailer, has no revenue from arms or defense contracts. The company's Business Code of Conduct defines minimum ethical and ecological standards for business partners.

All new factories must have a valid amfori BSCI audit or equivalent assessment prior to onboarding, and all current Tier 1 factories must have passed an amfori BSCI audit by January 2025. The company screens certain business partners and cases with potential compliance risks against sanctions lists and a compliance database. ABOUT YOU has implemented a Compliance Management System (CMS) based on auditing standard IDW PS 980 to monitor, control, and document compliance with legal provisions, internal guidelines, and ethical business management standards. The company's Business Code of Ethics describes its self-imposed ethical standards for all employees. Tier 1 factories are required to undergo third-party social assessments based on international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO conventions. The company ships to around 100 countries worldwide, with no specific mention of sales to embargoed regimes.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 343,770.1 t CO2e for 2023/2024, which is a 26.79% annual decline from 468,678.9 t CO2e in 2022/2023.

The share of operational energy consumption sourced from renewables was 46.4% in 2023/2024. Capital expenditure aligned with the EU Sustainable Taxonomy was 4.71% in 2023/2024. For supply chain climate transparency, 100.0% of Tier 1 private-label factories and 96.5% of Tier 2 factories provided data. Additionally, 64.6% of third-party brand partners shared sustainability data. Regarding suppliers with SBTi-aligned targets, 72.7% of partners had SBTi-validated targets in 2023/2024.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles, including ABOUT YOU's ESG reports for 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, do not contain specific data or information relevant to any of the KPIs under the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value.

The ESG reports primarily focus on environmental performance, supply chain transparency, and internal workforce diversity metrics, explicitly stating a lack of data for community-related aspects.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company's privacy policy states that data is stored only as long as necessary for stated purposes.

It also explicitly mentions compliance with GDPR and BDSG regulations. Furthermore, the policy grants users the right to access, correct, delete, restrict processing, and data portability of their data. No specific incidents of unauthorized data use are mentioned in the provided information.