Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Montreal company selling women's and men's shoes, handbags and accessories.
Aldo can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Vietnam earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
Better-graded footwear
Graded higher than Aldo, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Met: High-risk raw materials (leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: leather
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Aldo names some of the countries it makes in: China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Morocco, Indonesia and Bangladesh. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Cambodia | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Morocco | Regular violations | Well below a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its leather.
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its leather. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Aldo owns no factories. In the year to January 2026 its products were made in 233 factories in 16 countries, and 81% of footwear and handbag production came from 80 factories of 25 strategic suppliers mainly in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Morocco, Indonesia and Bangladesh; no shares by country or factory list are published. 97% of strategic factories have a validated third-party social audit (mostly SLCP or Better Work), with recurring problems in social insurance and occupational health, and no forced or child labour cases reported that year. Its reports say nothing on living wages.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Scored 35.8 out of 250 (14%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, the latest full index; Fashion Checker found no public evidence that its suppliers pay a living wage. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Company profile records no labour abuse allegations. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- ALDO Group - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre · search the archive · FTI 2023 score 35.8/250; no allegations recorded; no evidence of living wage
- ALDO Group FY25 Supply Chain Transparency Report · search the archive · FY Feb 2025-Jan 2026: 233 factories in 16 countries; 81% in 80 factories of 25 strategic suppliers; 97% audited; ~4,450 staff
- ALDO Group Supply Chain Transparency Report FY2024 · search the archive · FY2024: 282 factories in 17 countries; 0.4% of suppliers had zero-tolerance issues, remediated; no living wage disclosure
- ALDO Transparency Report 2023 · search the archive · SLCP and Better Work audits; no Xinjiang suppliers; cotton tracing for key vendors; no living wage disclosure
Published by Aldo or its owner
- Our Journey Towards Sustainability - ALDO · search the archive · LWG member; 99% of leather products use LWG-certified materials
- Ethical Sourcing - ALDO UK · search the archive · Pre-approval of factories against code of conduct; no factory list published
Company details
- Owned by
- The ALDO Group Inc.
- Headquarters
- Canada
- Employees
- About 4,450
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Aldo ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aldo, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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