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Will Shein’s IPO Make it in 2025?

The ultra-fast-fashion giant could be London’s biggest listing in years, but controversies around the company’s business practices and links to China are dragging on the process.
A Shein sign on the outside of a shopping centre.
Ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein's ambitions to go public have run into multiple road blocks. (Anthony Devlin/Getty Images for Shein)

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Further Reading

Shein: Fashion’s Biggest Polluter in Four Charts

The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s planet-warming emissions have nearly tripled in the last three years as its growth far outpaced other major fashion companies. In Shein's latest sustainability report, CEO Sky Xu says tackling emissions is “particularly critical."

Shein Is on a Pre-IPO Charm Offensive

The controversial e-commerce giant is on a charm offensive as it seeks to manage regulation that takes aim at fast fashion and drum up support for a possible London listing.

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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