Hennes & Mauritz (H&M): Standing Up for Human Rights in China

Authors
Tim Derr, Madison Raley, Caitlin Shea, Jackson Siegman
Region
North America
Topic
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Ethics & Social Justice
Length
29 pages
Keywords
forced labor
human rights
supply chain
China
fast fashion
corporate responsibility
Copyright Holder
Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication
Student Price
$4.00
Target Audience
Faculty/Researchers

Following reports of forced labor in its supply chain, fast fashion merchandiser H&M stopped sourcing cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, the site of alleged genocide. After Western sanctions sparked nationalist outrage, China retaliated by boycotting H&M. Will H&M continue defending human rights or choose to preserve the growing Chinese market? 20 pp. Case #21-13 (2021)