ECOYA
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
Australasian home fragrance brand selling soy candles and diffusers.
ECOYA makes its soy wax candles and home fragrance in New Zealand, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are about a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It is a certified B Corp.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 5 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 5 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in New Zealand are about a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- 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 timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
ECOYA says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- "Made in New Zealand" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source
Research notes ECOYA says its products are designed and made in New Zealand, where workers are covered by New Zealand minimum wage law; some older stockist pages said handcrafted in Australia. It became a certified B Corp in June 2025. It publishes no supplier list or sourcing details for soy wax, glass and ceramic vessels or fragrance oils, so conditions behind those inputs are not disclosed. Its current ownership after the 2018 buyout of Trilogy International is not publicly confirmed. No labour abuse findings were found.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | ECOYA New Zealand Limited certified as a B Corp in June 2025 with a score of 92.1 (workers 28.0). View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No separate ECOYA modern slavery statement found on the Australian register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Home fragrance brands are not assessed by Baptist World Aid. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- ECOYA New Zealand Limited - B Corp directory · search the archive · Certified June 2025, score 92.1; HQ Auckland; founded in Australia in 2004 and made in New Zealand
- Trilogy International sold Lanocorp to West Lane Capital (Lincoln International, 2025) · search the archive · Trilogy International is a portfolio company of Trustar Capital, formerly CITIC Capital (2025)
- ECOYA Maple Madison Jar Candle (National Pharmacies) · search the archive · Stocked by Australian pharmacy chain National Pharmacies, which has physical stores
- Trilogy International (CB Insights) · search the archive · Trilogy International owns ECOYA, Trilogy and Goodness; acquired by CITIC Capital in 2018
Published by ECOYA or its owner
- ECOYA - About Us · search the archive · Designed and made in New Zealand; soy wax candles; B Corp; sold in over 1,400 retailers
Company details
- Owned by
- Trilogy International (owned by Trustar Capital, formerly CITIC Capital, since 2018; last reported)
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is ECOYA ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ecoya, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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