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Boody

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 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Sydney company selling bamboo-viscose underwear, socks and loungewear.

Boody scored 22/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, and workers in India and Vietnam are very unlikely to earn a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production in high-risk countries and a failing or very low rating (Ethical Fashion Report 22/100 in 2026). 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.

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 rightsMost of its products are made in China and India, 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton

Red flags 3

  • 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
  • Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 22/100 (2026)

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Accreditations 2

Where it's made

Boody says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Boody says its products are made in China, Vietnam and India but gives no split and names no factories. Its bamboo is grown and spun into Ecocert-certified yarn in China, from FSC-certified plantations. Suppliers sign a code banning forced and child labour that promises wages meeting local industry levels, not a living wage; the factory certificates it cites are ISO quality and environmental standards rather than social audits. It scored 22/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report and publishes no modern slavery statement. Most products are bamboo viscose; cotton is a small share.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportProblem foundBoody Australia Pty Ltd scored 22/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5). View
B Corp directoryCertifiedCertified B Corp since October 2021; current B Impact score 134.4 (up from 101.6 in 2021), with 28.1 points in the Workers category. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Boody - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Boody Australia Pty Ltd scored 22/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; private Sydney company; manufacturing in China near bamboo plantations
  2. Boody B Corp profile · search the archive · Certified B Corp since October 2021; B Impact score 134.4; Workers score 28.1
  3. Where is Boody made? - Boody help centre · search the archive · Products are made in China, Vietnam or India; all suppliers sign the public Code of Conduct
  4. Boody men's everyday briefs - Faithful to Nature · search the archive · Retailer product page: made in China; 95% organic bamboo viscose, 5% elastane

Published by Boody or its owner

  1. Eco and ethics - Boody · search the archive · Supplier code bans child and forced labour; wages meet local industry wage; factory ISO 9001/14001; Ecocert bamboo yarn; FSC plantations
  2. Modern Slavery Statements Register search · search the archive · No modern slavery statement found for Boody

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Boody ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/boody, 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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