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Brosa

Lacks transparency

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources

Australian online furniture brand selling sofas, beds and tables.

We couldn't confirm where Brosa makes most of its products.

Also worth knowing

Most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.

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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 unaudited production, 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.

How grades are decided

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 homewares and appliances are usually made, such as China and India, 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 (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber

Red flags 2

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Brosa makes most of its products, so this shows where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China50%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Vietnam15%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
India10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Poland10%Regular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
Indonesia8%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Malaysia7%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes Brosa still trades as an online furniture brand under Kogan.com, which bought it out of administration in December 2022. Neither Brosa nor Kogan says where Brosa furniture is made or names its factories. Kogan's FY25 modern slavery statement reports 45 supplier audits, all at factories in China, and no cases, but says nothing specific about furniture or Brosa, timber sourcing or living wages. Much of the range uses timber, with no FSC certification or timber origin disclosed.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedCovered by Kogan.com's annual modern slavery statement; the FY25 statement mentions Brosa only as an acquisition and reports 45 supplier audits, all in China, with no cases found. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess furniture brands like Brosa. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Kogan buys Brosa for $1.5 million (Power Retail) · search the archive · Kogan bought the Brosa brand and business out of administration
  2. Brosa Review (Sleep Society, 2025) · search the archive · Brosa bed frames use timber slats and wooden frames

Published by Brosa or its owner

  1. Brosa (official site) · search the archive · Live Brosa store within the Kogan group; sofas, beds, dining tables, acacia wood stools and other timber furniture
  2. Kogan.com Modern Slavery Statement FY25 · search the archive · Kogan acquired Brosa out of administration in Dec 2022; 45 supplier audits in China; no cases; no Brosa-specific detail

Company details

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