JD Sports

JD Sports' rating applies to the JD Sports house apparel brands only and doesn’t apply to other product categories. Check the individual ratings to learn about the other brands that JD Sports stocks.

JD Sports is owned by JD Group.

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate JD Sports “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but there’s no evidence it is on track.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assess brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate JD Sports “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including al of the final production stage.
• None of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
• It ensures some workers in the final production stage are paid living wages, though not through its entire supply chain.
• During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it disclosed some policies to protect suppliers from the virus.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate JD Sports “Its a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has an animal welfare policy aligned but is not aligned with the Five Domains.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.
• It appears to use leather and down.
• It has a policy to source wool from non-mulesed sheep but doesn’t provide any evidence to verify its claims.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate JD Sports “It’s a Start” overall.