Muji - 無印良品

Muji - 無印良品 is owned by Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd..

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate Muji - 無印良品 “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact ingredients.
• It recycles product packaging and discloses the amount.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• It has made a general environmental statement on palm oil, but has no formal policy.

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

• Its final production stage happens in Japan
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It has an internal grievance mechanism for workers in its supply chain to anonymously report concerns like harassment and unpaid wages.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.

Note that the “People” rating in Good On You’s methodology is defined by labour rights and does not consider consumer health.

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 Muji - 無印良品 “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses animal-derived ingredients in its products.
• It does not have a certification, policy, or statement against the use of animal testing in its supply chains.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including collagen.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Muji - 無印良品 “Not Good Enough” overall.