El Ganso
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Madrid brand selling preppy men's and women's clothing.
There's no proof El Ganso pays more than the legal minimum, which in China and Türkiye is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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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 a hidden, unaudited supply chain 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.
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 rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, 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
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
El Ganso names some of the countries it makes in: Spain, Portugal, China and Türkiye. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Spain | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Research notes El Ganso gives no supplier list. It made all its clothes in southern Europe until 2017, when part of production moved to China; in 2022 it told Modaes about 55% came from distant countries (mainly China) and 45% from nearby ones (mainly Portugal, plus Turkey), with some footwear in Spain. Its 2021 Be Trazable range was made in Spain and Portugal. It gives no details of social audits, wages or worker grievance channels, has no public labour rights cases on record and is not rated in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report.
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- El Ganso prosigue la remontada: crece un 11% y alcanza 77 millones de euros en 2025 (Modaes) · search the archive · 2025 sales €77m; 180 points of sale in Spain, France and Latin America; online via own site, Zalando, Amazon, El Corte Inglés
- El Ganso (Modaes topic page) · search the archive · Cebrián brothers bought back 100% in 2018; Alberto Cebrián joined shareholders in 2024
- El Ganso cierra el círculo (Modaes) · search the archive · 2021 Be Trazable range made entirely in Spain and Portugal with GRS-certified recycled yarns
- El Ganso: una supply chain en movimiento a la caza de tecnología (Modaes) · search the archive · Oct 2022: ~55% from distant countries (mainly China), ~45% nearby (mainly Portugal, plus Turkey); some footwear in Spain
- El Ganso empezará a fabricar en China (Libertad Digital) · search the archive · 2017: all garments had been made in southern Europe; part of production moving to China
Company details
- Headquarters
- Spain
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is El Ganso ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/el-ganso, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded everyday fashion
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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