dbrand

Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 2 sources

Toronto company selling vinyl skins, phone cases and screen protectors.

We couldn't find where dbrand makes most of its device skins and cases, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.

Also worth knowing

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

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No phones brand selling new goods is Good yet. This is the strongest so far. 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 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. 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 electronics are usually made, such as China and Malaysia, 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine

Red flags 3

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
Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where dbrand makes most of its products, so this shows where electronics are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	55%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Vietnam	15%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
Taiwan	10%	Strong protections	Close to a living wage	Low
Malaysia	8%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
South Korea	7%	No guarantee of rights	Close to a living wage	Low
India	5%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High

Evidence

What we found

Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.

Research notes dbrand does not say where its skins, cases or screen protectors are made and publishes no supplier list, supplier code, audit programme or modern slavery statement. It confirms only that all orders ship from its Toronto warehouse; where its products are manufactured is not disclosed.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	dbrand was not rated in Baptist World Aid's last Electronics Industry Report (2016), which covered device makers; the series has ended. View
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	dbrand has no Australian entity and no statement on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Unclear	No labour abuse reports involving dbrand or its suppliers were identified. View

Sources and actions

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Published by dbrand or its owner

Shipping and Fulfillment FAQ (dbrand) · search the archive · Ships worldwide; all orders ship from its warehouse in Toronto, Canada
Shipping (dbrand) · search the archive · Australia is listed as a shipping destination

Company details

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