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Industrie

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 · 2 sources

Sydney casual menswear label selling shirts and knitwear.

Industrie scored 6/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, and workers in India are very unlikely to earn a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and a failing or very low rating (Ethical Fashion Report 6/100 in 2026). 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 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 China and India, 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 3

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
  • Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 6/100 (2026)

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

Industrie 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
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh

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 Industrie says its garment factories and fabric mills are in China and India (no split is published), that it has worked with most suppliers for over 15 years, and that factories, mills, laundries and dye houses are audited annually by auditors it does not name. It claims all its main (Tier 1) manufacturers are paid a living wage, but gives no wage figures or independent verification. It publishes no supplier list or audit results, has no modern slavery statement on the national register, and scored 6/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportProblem foundScored 6 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5), the same as in 2024. View

Sources and actions

Sources 2

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  1. Industrie Clothing - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report score 6/100 (average 31.5); Marrickville NSW; brands Industrie, Indie Kids, Roler

Published by Industrie or its owner

  1. Responsibility Today & into the Future (Industrie) · search the archive · Garment factories and fabric mills in China and India; annual audits; claims living wage for 100% of Tier 1 manufacturers

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Industrie ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/industrie, 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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