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Grosby

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

Australian footwear brand selling slippers, casual shoes and sandals.

Grosby's parent, Brand Collective, scored 9/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, and workers in Bangladesh and Vietnam are very unlikely to earn a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production in high-risk countries and a failing or very low rating (Ethical Fashion Report 9/100 in 2026, for the company it's rated with). 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 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 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton

Red flags 3

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
  • Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 9/100 (2026, the company it's rated with)

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

These are Brand Collective's countries across all its brands; Grosby doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
BangladeshNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
IndonesiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
BrazilSystematic violationsBelow a living wageModerate
SpainStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
ThailandNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
CambodiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
TürkiyeUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
PakistanUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
  • Modern slavery statement

Research notes Grosby shoes are made by outside suppliers for Brand Collective, whose modern slavery statements name China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil and Spain as key supplier countries without saying how much is made where or which countries Grosby uses. Brand Collective runs audits through its China sourcing office and third-party auditors, but publishes no factory list, audit results or living wage commitment; its supplier code only requires the legal minimum wage. Its owner scored 9/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, well below the 31.5 average.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportProblem foundOwner Brand Collective scored 9 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5). View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedCovered by Brand Collective's annual modern slavery statement (FY2024), which names key supplier countries but gives no factory numbers, audit results or cases found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Brand Collective - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report: Brand Collective scored 9/100 (average 31.5); owned by LK Group; Grosby listed as a brand

Published by Grosby or its owner

  1. Brand Collective QLC Holdings Modern Slavery Statement FY2024 · search the archive · Grosby an owned brand; key supplier countries Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam; no audit figures
  2. Brand Collective QLC Holdings Modern Slavery Statement FY2023 · search the archive · Supplier code requires at least national minimum wage; no living wage commitment; supplier list not published
  3. Brand Collective Holdings Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 · search the archive · Suppliers mainly in China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Brazil and Spain; no case figures reported

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Grosby ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/grosby, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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