Bimba y Lola
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Spanish women's fashion brand selling clothing, bags and shoes.
We couldn't confirm where Bimba y Lola makes most of its women's fashion, bags and accessories.
Also worth knowing
Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
Better-graded bags and accessories
Graded higher than Bimba y Lola, 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 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- 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 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, 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 (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, probably mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Bimba y Lola makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bangladesh | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Cambodia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Indonesia | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Pakistan | 5% | 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 Bimba y Lola does not say where its clothes, bags and shoes are made and publishes no supplier or factory list, social audit results, living wage commitment or worker grievance channel. Good On You rated it 2 out of 5 for people in April 2026, citing too little information. It has no public labour rights cases on record and is not rated in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report.
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- BIMBA Y LOLA - Good On You · search the archive · Rated Not good enough; People 2/5; insufficient information on actions (updated April 2026)
- Bimba y Lola inaugura nueva sede central y rompe la barrera de las 300 tiendas (FashionUnited) · search the archive · New Vigo headquarters (2024); 300+ points of sale in 37 countries, online in 55; co-founded by Uxía and María Domínguez
- Bimba y Lola (Modaes topic page) · search the archive · 2025 sales over €250m; 321 points of sale at end of 2025; family-controlled by the Domínguez sisters
- Bimba Y Lola small leather chihuahua bag in caramel (ASOS Australia) · search the archive · Bimba y Lola leather bag sold on ASOS Australia; leather used in part of its bag range
Company details
- Headquarters
- Spain
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Bimba y Lola ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bimba-y-lola, 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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