The Perfume Spot

An online retailer specializing in a wide variety of perfumes and cosmetics from top brands, offering customers great discounts and a broad selection of fragrances for men, women, and children.

CCI Score

-70.73

June 19

Latest Event

Child Labor in Perfume Supply Chains Raises Ethical Concerns

An investigative report by the Human Rights Research Center highlights the widespread use of child labor in the production of key perfume ingredients such as Egyptian jasmine. This raises ethical concerns for all players in the perfume industry, including online retailers like The Perfume Spot, which may unknowingly be complicit if they do not ensure proper supply chain oversight.

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Latest Events

FEB

13

2025

Child Labor in Perfume Supply Chains Raises Ethical Concerns
-77.28

An investigative report by the Human Rights Research Center highlights the widespread use of child labor in the production of key perfume ingredients such as Egyptian jasmine. This raises ethical concerns for all players in the perfume industry, including online retailers like The Perfume Spot, which may unknowingly be complicit if they do not ensure proper supply chain oversight.
-80

Supply Chain Ethics

June 18

The report details severe exploitation in the perfume production supply chain, including the use of child labor and drastically low compensation for workers. As The Perfume Spot operates as an online retailer in the perfume market, its ethical responsibility to ensure its products come from suppliers that do not engage in such practices is paramount. Lack of transparent supply chain ethics could indirectly support these abusive practices.

Child Labor in Perfume Production
MAY

29

2024

Child Labor Concerns in Perfume Supply Chains
-62.97

A BBC investigation revealed that minors were used to pick jasmine in supply chains for luxury perfume brands, raising ethical concerns about child labor. As retailers of these brands, companies like The Perfume Spot face potential complicity if due diligence is not enforced in their sourcing practices.
-70

Supply Chain Ethics

June 18

The investigative report highlighting the use of child labor in jasmine harvesting for luxury perfume brands underscores a severe lapse in supply chain ethics. As an online retailer that markets such brands, The Perfume Spot could be indirectly complicit if it does not rigorously enforce ethical sourcing practices.

The Scent of Child Labor in Your Perfume
MAY

28

2024

Child Labour Exposed in Luxury Perfume Supply Chains
-71.95

A BBC investigation reported that suppliers in Egypt, providing jasmine for luxury perfume brands such as Lancôme and Aerin Beauty, are using child labour. The report highlights systemic issues including low wages and flawed auditing processes in the supply chain that could implicate retailers like The Perfume Spot if due diligence is not maintained.
-80

Supply Chain Ethics

June 18

The article reveals serious ethical concerns with perfume supply chains in Egypt linked to child labour, low wages, and inadequate auditing processes. As an online retailer in the perfume market, The Perfume Spot may be indirectly complicit if it fails to ensure ethical sourcing, thereby contributing to exploitation in the supply chain.

Luxury perfume supply chains linked to child labour in Egypt