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Isabel Marant

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 · 5 sources

Paris designer label selling ready-to-wear, sneakers and bags.

Isabel Marant can't show that the workers who make its products in India and Tunisia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

Better-graded everyday fashion

Graded higher than Isabel Marant, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.

15 op shops and resale platforms, Good by ruleBuying second-hand or refurbished: GlamCorner and Blue Spinach and 13 more · See them allGoodThe Social StudioClothing & footwearSocial enterprise fashion labelIts own factories in Australia hold Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Gives workers a real voice; Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities4 starsThe Social OutfitClothing & footwearSydney-made social enterprise fashionIts own factories in Australia hold Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Gives workers a real voice3 starsKuwaii (clothing)Missing: a full independent supply chain audit, where its earlier stages happen and 2 more · Clothing & footwearMelbourne-made womenswear and footwearPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackPartly verified

Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.

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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 rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, India and Tunisia.
  • 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, leather, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

Red flags 1

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

Isabel Marant names some of the countries it makes in: Portugal, Italy, India, Tunisia, Morocco and China. 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
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PortugalStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
TunisiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageLow
MoroccoRegular violationsWell below a living wageLow
BangladeshUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below 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
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
PakistanUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • 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.
  • Uses silk and cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
  • Traces or certifies most but not all of its leather. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Isabel Marant designs in Paris and uses several hundred independent suppliers in over 15 countries. Most products are made in Western Europe, mainly Portugal (jersey, shoes) and Italy (shoes), with India second for ready-to-wear, Tunisia and Morocco for leather goods and denim, and China for knitwear; it publishes no supplier list or shares by country. All Tier 1 manufacturers must pass semi-announced third-party audits on the ICS framework (over 70 in 2022/23). Its code only requires legal minimum wages, and it has no living wage commitment. 83% of leather bags and shoes use vegetable-tanned or LWG Gold/Silver leather.

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Isabel Marant - Good On You · search the archive · No evidence of living wages paid in its supply chain; uses leather, wool, exotic animal hair and silk
  2. Montefiore Investment seals acquisition of 51 percent of Isabel Marant (FashionUnited) · search the archive · Montefiore Investment took a 51% majority stake in Isabel Marant in 2016
  3. Isabel Marant CSR Report 2024 · search the archive · Made mostly in Portugal and Italy, then India, Tunisia, Morocco, China; Tier 1 ICS audits; 83% of leather LWG Gold/Silver or veg-tanned

Published by Isabel Marant or its owner

  1. Modern Slavery Statement, IM Production SAS (Isabel Marant) · search the archive · Statement for financial year 2025; several hundred suppliers in 15+ countries; ICS member since 2021; semi-announced third-party audits
  2. Isabel Marant commitments · search the archive · GOTS certified (n°257833) and RWS/RMS certified; social audits on ICS standards; organic and peace silk, cashmere among materials

Company details

Headquarters
France
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Isabel Marant ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/isabel-marant, 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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