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Amart Furniture

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 3 sources

Brisbane furniture, bedding and homewares retailer with about 66 stores.

There's no proof Amart Furniture pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 1 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 1 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rights81% of its products are made in China and Malaysia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
  • Not 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
  • Not met: High-risk raw materials (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber

Red flags 2

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

China has the largest share, 72%. Vietnam is next, at 11%.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China72%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Vietnam11%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
Malaysia9%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Australia8%Strong protectionsAbout a living wageLow

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes About 92% of Amart's furniture and bedding comes from overseas suppliers, split China 78%, Vietnam 12% and Malaysia 10% by volume, and about 8% from Australian suppliers; shares shown combine these. Supplier checks are done by its own buying and quality teams and staff in Asia, with self-assessment questionnaires; third-party audits of high-risk suppliers are planned for the second half of FY26. It publishes no supplier list, timber sourcing details or wage data, and reports no modern slavery cases.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedBBQSAM Holdings statement for FY2025: about 92% of products from overseas suppliers (China 78%, Vietnam 12%, Malaysia 10%); checks are internal, third-party audits planned for late FY26. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics brands, not furniture retailers. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo labour abuse allegations involving Amart or its suppliers were identified. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. AFR: Freedom Furniture sold to Quadrant-backed rival (Quadrant) · search the archive · Amart is Quadrant-backed, has 66 stores and bought Freedom in June 2025

Published by Amart Furniture or its owner

  1. BBQSAM Holdings (Amart Furniture) Modern Slavery Statement FY2025 · search the archive · FY2025: over 1,000 staff, 66 stores; 92% overseas (China 78%, Vietnam 12%, Malaysia 10%), 8% Australian; third-party audits planned FY26
  2. BBQSAM Holdings (Amart Furniture) Modern Slavery Statement FY2023 · search the archive · 30 key overseas factories make over 90% of purchasing; 12 audited by Amart's own buying team

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Employees
About 1,000
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Amart Furniture ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/amart-furniture, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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