West Elm Ethics Report

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West Elm

home

42 😐

home retail

Is West Elm Ethical?

West Elm is owned by Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma

retail

42 😐

retail home deception unsafe practices unfair pay racial discrimination gender discrimination

Williams-Sonoma is not that bad

Williams-Sonoma is an American company that has been accused of false advertising ^[1]^[2] and misleading advertising ^[3], and has sold unsafe products ^[4]^[5]. The company has also faced allegations of race and sex discrimination ^[6] and has underpaid workers ^[7].

Alternatives to West Elm

Send your message and feel good about where you shop. These companies are alternatives to West Elm.

20 alternative companies tagged: home

Wickes

retail

45 😐

Wickes is a British home improvement retailer that has been reported to provide unacceptably poor quality kitchen fittings [1][2]. The company has also failed to pay minimum wage to its workers [3].

The Range

retail

44 😐

The Range is a UK-based retailer that failed to properly consult employees before redundancies [1] and engaged in unauthorized wage deductions [2][3].

Homebase

retail

44 😐

Homebase is owned by The Range.

Bathstore

retail

44 😐

Bathstore is owned by The Range.

Texas Homecare

retail

44 😐

Texas Homecare is owned by The Range.

Williams-Sonoma

retail

42 😐

Williams-Sonoma is an American company that has been accused of false advertising [1][2] and misleading advertising [3], and has sold unsafe products [4][5]. The company has also faced allegations of race and sex discrimination [6] and has underpaid workers [7].

Rejuvenation

retail

42 😐

Rejuvenation is owned by Williams-Sonoma.

Groupe SEB

appliances

30 😡

Groupe SEB is a French company that has engaged in tax avoidance [1], price fixing of household appliances [2][3], monopolistic restriction of competition [4], and suppression of competitors through legal action [5]. It has sold unsafe products and cookware [6][7][8], released toxic and forever chemicals into products [9][10], polluted local water supplies [11], illegally avoided recycling waste [12], and continued business in Russia after pledging to exit [13].