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Aritzia

Lacks transparency

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

Clothing & footwear

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Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

Vancouver women's fashion retailer selling clothing under its own labels.

Aritzia 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.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 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 2 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
  • Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton, leather and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

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

Aritzia names some of the countries it makes in: Austria, Bangladesh, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Italy, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Türkiye, the United States and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
BangladeshNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
CambodiaNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
TürkiyeNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
IndonesiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
AustriaStrong protectionsAbout a living wageLow
GuatemalaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
Sri LankaSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
PhilippinesNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
PortugalStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
RomaniaRegular violationsBelow a living wageModerate
United StatesSystematic violationsBelow a living wageLow
PakistanUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
  • Uses leather and cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Aritzia's own-label clothing is made by independent suppliers; its 2026 annual information form names 15 finished-goods countries, including China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, Cambodia and Bangladesh. A 2024 split (38% China) is out of date: in 2025 it said China was about 25%, falling to a mid-single-digit share, so no shares are shown. It names no factories. Third parties assessed 99% of in-scope Tier 1 factories in FY2025 and it is a Better Work buyer partner, but it has no living wage commitment.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)ListedScored 54.3 out of 250 (about 22%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, down from 56.8 in 2021. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreProblem foundScored 18 out of 100 in KnowTheChain's 2023 apparel and footwear forced labour benchmark; Fashion Checker found no public evidence that suppliers pay a living wage. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. KnowTheChain 2023 additional disclosure: Aritzia · search the archive · No supplier names published; no living wage data; audit findings mostly health and safety and labour; Responsible Labor Initiative member
  2. Aritzia company profile (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre) · search the archive · FTI scores 2020-2023 (54.3/250 in 2023); KnowTheChain 2023 score 18/100; no living wage evidence
  3. How ethical is Aritzia? (Good On You, 2026) · search the archive · Uses leather, wool, cashmere and down, about 30% certified or recycled; no leather certification; labour rated Not Good Enough
  4. Aritzia plans to move some of its production away from China amid tariff threats (CBC, 2025) · search the archive · China about 25% of production, falling to mid-single digits; 12 other production countries incl. Vietnam and Cambodia
  5. Aritzia Inc. Annual Information Form, fiscal 2026 · search the archive · Finished goods from manufacturers in countries incl. AT, BD, KH, CN, GT, IN, ID, IT, PH, PT, RO, LK, TR, US, VN; over 8,800 employees
  6. Aritzia FY2025 Statement Regarding Modern Slavery · search the archive · Tier 1 suppliers in 14 countries; 99% of in-scope Tier 1 facilities third-party assessed; Better Work buyer partner; no modern slavery found

Company details

Headquarters
Canada
Employees
About 8,800
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Aritzia ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aritzia, 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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