Lululemon

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Written By Lina K

A report from the Helen Kennedy Centre, published in November 2021, named Lululemon as one of many international brands whose supply chains were linked to textile companies known to source cotton from Xinjiang.

Shipping records identified Lululemon as having sourced cotton from international intermediaries, which themselves have been linked to Chinese suppliers documented to have employed state-sponsored labour transfers.

Lululemon has not responded to the report’s findings.

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