Bondi Born

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources

Sydney label selling luxury women's swimwear and resortwear.

Bondi Born publishes no supplier list or independent audits, which Italian fashion needs before we presume a living wage, because Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers.

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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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 3 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
Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and silk) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton and silk

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

Accreditations 1

Certified B CorpSupportive: it counts in its favour but isn't proof on its own.

Estimates for its products

Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Bondi Born'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.

Swimwear, Dresses & skirts, Shirts, Pants & trousers: Lacks transparency, the same as Bondi Born overall, because nothing we know differs between them.

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Where it's made

From product labels; Bondi Born doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
Australia	Strong protections	About a living wage	Low
Italy	Strong protections	Close to 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

Uses cotton and silk in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where they come from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited.

Research notes BONDI BORN has been a Certified B Corp since 2020. It says it uses makers in Australia and overseas but names no factories, countries or shares; retailer labels show swimwear made in Australia and in Italy, with no split stated, and the origin of its resortwear is not given. Most of its range is nylon and Lycra swimwear made from Italian fabric, with linen, cotton and silk in a smaller resortwear range. It has a supplier code of conduct and says third-party auditors visit overseas makers, but it publishes no supplier list, audit results or living wage commitment.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
B Corp directory	Certified	Certified B Corp since December 2020, recertified in 2024 with a score of 95.5. View
Ethical Clothing Australia	Not listed	Not in Ethical Clothing Australia's brand directory. View
Fair Wear	Not listed	No Fair Wear membership found. View
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	Below the reporting threshold of Australia's Modern Slavery Act; no statement found. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Not listed	No supply chain labour allegations against BONDI BORN found. View

Sources and actions

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B Lab directory: BONDI BORN · search the archive · Certified B Corp since December 2020; recertified in 2024 with a score of 95.5.
Moda Operandi: BONDI BORN Poppy High-Rise Bikini Bottom · search the archive · 80% polyamide, 20% Lycra; made in Australia.
Moda Operandi: BONDI BORN Sigourney One-Piece Swimsuit · search the archive · 80% polyamide, 20% Lycra; sustainably made in Australia.
Free People: BONDI BORN Stella Bikini Top · search the archive · Origin: made in Italy.
Free People: BONDI BORN Faith Bikini Bottoms · search the archive · Origin: made in Italy.

Published by Bondi Born or its owner

BONDI BORN: Sustainability and ethics statement · search the archive · Makers in Australia and overseas; supplier code; third-party audits of overseas makers; Italian swim fabrics; linen, cotton and silk apparel.
BONDI BORN product catalogue · search the archive · 16 of 17 listed products are swimwear in Italian-made fabrics such as Sculpteur and Embodee.

Company details

Headquarters: Australia
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Bondi Born ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bondi-born, 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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