lululemon athletica (LULU)

Overall impact
B (78)

Commentary

lululemon athletica is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 78.1 for overall impact (93rd percentile compared to all companies), lululemon athletica ranks 1st out of 18 industry peers, ahead of VAUDE Sport, Canada Goose, Skechers USA and 14 others. On top material causes for lululemon athletica's industry (Retail), lululemon athletica performs well in Quality Lifelong Education (95.8 score), Reduced Waste (95.6), Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (95.4) and 3 other causes where it received an 'A' score. lululemon athletica did not receive a 'D' or 'F' rating on any cause.
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Alcohol
Animal treatment
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Arctic drilling
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Coal
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Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Norges Bank exclusion list
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sugar
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
Impact

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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Arctic drilling
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Norges Bank exclusion list
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sugar
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
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Controversies
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LULU Price
$466.65
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$8.84 billion
Market cap
$59.05 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1998
Employees
34,000
Sector
Consumer Goods
Industry
Retail
Peer group
Outdoor and Athletic Apparel
SASB industry
Apparel, Accessories & Footwear
Headquarters
British Columbia, Canada
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LULU
Mission
Provide people with the components to live a longer, healthier and more fun life. We promote a set of core values in our business, which include developing the highest quality products, operating with integrity, leading a healthy balanced life, and training our employees in self responsibility and goal setting.
Description
Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It operates in two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness- inspired accessories and footwear. The company sells its products through a chain of company-operated stores; outlets; interactive workout platform; yoga and fitness studios, university campus retailers, and other partners; license and supply arrangements; recommerce; and temporary locations, as well as through mobile apps and lululemon.com e-commerce website. It has operations in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, France, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Material causes
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