Best Jumpers
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
Independent Melbourne label selling genderless knitwear and basics.
Best Jumpers publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
Better-graded basics
Graded higher than Best Jumpers, 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 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.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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 (cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Best Jumpers's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Knitwear, T-shirts, Pants & trousers: Lacks transparency, the same as Best Jumpers overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
Best Jumpers names some of the countries it makes in: Australia. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- 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 in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Best Jumpers says it makes the majority of its range locally with Melbourne pattern makers and contract factories, using fabrics from Japan and Europe, including Japanese cotton and denim; its leather sneaker is a small line whose origin is not stated. It does not name its makers, say what is made overseas or where, or publish audits or wage information, and it is not accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which checks award wages for local garment workers. It holds no Australian Made licence.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Not listed | Not accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Not rated in the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour allegations against Best Jumpers found. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Ragtrader: David Jones grants $130,000 to designer brand · search the archive · 2023: Dylan Best says the majority of items are made locally with Melbourne pattern makers and factories.
- FashionUnited: Dylan Best wins National Designer Award 2023 · search the archive · Best credits skilled local manufacturers for making the garments.
- Inside Retail: Best Jumpers' new concept store · search the archive · 2024: described as a Melbourne-made apparel brand with unisex designs and a new Hawksburn store.
- Fashion Journal: Best Jumpers · search the archive · Garments made in Melbourne from fabrics many sourced from Japan, including Japanese cotton and denim; genuine leather sneaker.
Published by Best Jumpers or its owner
- Best Jumpers - Our Story · search the archive · Uses fabrics from Japan and Europe; says nothing on where garments are made or on wages.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Best Jumpers ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/best-jumpers, 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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