GANT
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 2 sources
Stockholm-based brand selling shirts, knitwear and chinos.
GANT makes its preppy shirts, knitwear and casualwear in 13 countries, including China and India, and publishes its supplier list.
Also worth knowing
It's working towards a living wage through a public living wage plan, but can't yet show workers are paid one.
Know something we've missed? Send evidence. Represent GANT? Send a right of reply.
Compare GANT with another brand
Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 4 of 6 Good requirements.
- Working towards a living wage. That's enough for On Track, but Good needs proof that workers are paid one.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 4 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: working towards one
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, India and Türkiye.
- 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
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listPublishes its supplier list
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: cotton. Only in a few products: leather
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Accreditations 1
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using GANT's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Shirts, Knitwear, T-shirts, Pants & trousers, Shorts, Jackets & coats, Jeans, Dresses & skirts, Hoodies & sweatshirts, Swimwear, Underwear: On Track, the same as GANT overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
From GANT's own disclosure: it publishes its supplier list.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 19% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 16% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Türkiye | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Italy | Not given | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Lithuania | Not given | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| Romania | Not given | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ukraine | Not given | No guarantee of rights | Not rated | Very high |
| Morocco | Not given | Regular violations | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Sweden | Not given | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| Vietnam | 3% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Tunisia | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | 1% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Sri Lanka | under 1% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton.
- Publishes supplier list
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Public plan to pay a living wage within 5 years, or with measurable steps due within 5 years
- Uses leather in only a few products and traces or certifies most of it. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its cotton. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes GANT's clothing is made by about 50 independent suppliers; in 2024 about 75% was made in Asia, with China 37%, India 32%, Turkey 19%, Vietnam 5%, Tunisia and Portugal 2% each, Sri Lanka 1% and six more countries under 1% each. It is an amfori BSCI member, says all its factories were audited in 2024 (63% rated A or B), and publishes a factory list. It targets living wages at all strategic suppliers by 2030 but reports no wage results yet. Cotton is certified or recycled (mostly Better Cotton) and leather comes from LWG tanneries.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Publishes a UK modern slavery statement; the 2024 statement covers 50 apparel suppliers, all factories audited, mostly under amfori BSCI. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 2
Show all 2 sources
Published by GANT or its owner
- GANT Sustainability Report 2024 · search the archive · 75% made in Asia; China 37%, India 32%, Turkey 19%, Vietnam 5%, Tunisia 2%, Portugal 2%, Sri Lanka 1%; living wages at strategic suppliers by 2030
- GANT Modern Slavery Act Statement 2024 · search the archive · 50 apparel suppliers in 2024; 100% of factories audited, mostly under amfori BSCI; corrective action and zero-tolerance process
Company details
- Headquarters
- Sweden
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is GANT ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/gant, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
Better-graded suits and tailoring
No suits and tailoring brand selling new goods is Good yet. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
Something missing or wrong?
Grades are opinions based on the evidence listed here. Send us evidence, or a right of reply if you represent GANT.