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Frank Green

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 · 6 sources

Melbourne brand of reusable drink bottles and coffee cups.

There's no proof Frank Green pays more than the legal minimum, which in China 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 2 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 2 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 China, 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
  • 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 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

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

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
AustraliaStrong protectionsAbout a living wageLow
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

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.

Research notes frank green says its products are made in Melbourne, Australia, and/or China, but it does not name its makers or say how much is made in each country; retailers list its ceramic-lined bottles as made in China. In 2019 its plastic cups were made by a local Australian manufacturer. It publishes no supplier list, supplier code, audit results or wage commitments.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess drinkware brands such as frank green. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterUnclearNo modern slavery statement from frank green was found on the Australian register. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reports on labour abuses at frank green suppliers were found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Frank Green Ceramic 20oz review (CHOICE) · search the archive · Country of origin given as Australia and China
  2. Where are my frank green reusables made? (frank green help centre) · search the archive · Products are Australian-designed and made in Melbourne, Australia, and/or China; no factories or audits named
  3. Reusable coffee cup company seeks Australian manufacturing partner (Australian Manufacturing, 2019) · search the archive · Reusable cups made in Australia by a local manufacturer; stainless steel range made elsewhere
  4. frank green Flip Straw Lid Ceramic Drinks Bottle (John Lewis) · search the archive · Country of origin listed as China
  5. frank green (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · Sold by Kitchen Warehouse, which has stores in Australia

Published by Frank Green or its owner

  1. About frank green · search the archive · Founded 2013 by Benjamin Young; no supply chain or labour disclosures

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Frank Green ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/frank-green, 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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