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Crocs

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 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

US footwear company known for its moulded foam clogs.

Crocs can't show that the workers who make its products in Vietnam and Indonesia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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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
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Vietnam, China and Indonesia.
  • 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 (such as cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

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

Where it's made

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

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
Vietnam45%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
ChinaNot givenNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
IndonesiaNot givenNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaNot givenNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
MexicoNot givenRegular violationsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)

Research notes Crocs owns no factories. In 2025 about 45% of Crocs-brand shoes were made in Vietnam, with the rest from contract factories in China, Indonesia, India and Mexico; one supplier makes about 45% and a second about 28%. Its 2024 statement lists 33 factories (13 in China, 9 in Vietnam) and says all were audited, mostly with external auditors, but Crocs publishes no factory list or living wage commitment. It scored 26/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, below the 31.5 average, and left the Fair Labor Association after a poor 2008 audit of a Chinese supplier.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportListedCrocs Inc scored 26 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5), after 23 in 2024. View
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedThe 2024 UK modern slavery statement lists 33 third-party factories, all audited in 2024 against SMETA, amfori BSCI or its own code, with no modern slavery found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Crocs - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Ethical Fashion Report 2026 score 26/100 (avg 31.5); 2008 FLA report on a Chinese supplier; no longer an FLA member
  2. Crocs - Good On You · search the archive · People rating 2/5 (2025); audits final production stage; no evidence of living wages
  3. Crocs, Inc. Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 · search the archive · No owned factories; 45% of Crocs-brand production in Vietnam in 2025; others in China, Indonesia, India, Mexico; 8,010 staff

Published by Crocs or its owner

  1. Crocs Modern Slavery Statement 2024 · search the archive · 33 third-party factories (China 13, Vietnam 9, India 3); all audited in 2024; SMETA/BSCI; Ethics Line

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Employees
About 8,010
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Crocs ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/crocs, 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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