Jan Logan
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Family-owned Sydney fine jeweller selling gold and diamond jewellery.
Until Jan Logan traces its gold and gemstones to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- 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.
Good requirements 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Jan Logan'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.
Rings, Engagement & wedding rings, Necklaces & pendants, Earrings, Bracelets: Lacks transparency, the same as Jan Logan overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From Jan Logan's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ItalyUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| SwitzerlandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Jan Logan says its primary manufacturing is done by its own jewellers in its Sydney studio, without saying what is made elsewhere; gold and platinum chain comes from a family-owned German maker that is an RJC member, and metal suppliers are described as RJC-accredited. Diamonds are bought from family-owned suppliers that follow the Kimberley Process, and coloured gemstones from long-term suppliers, with no origins named. South Sea pearls come from an Australian family company farming on the Kimberley coast. It gives no recycled gold share, does not say Jan Logan itself is RJC-certified, and publishes no supplier audits or modern slavery statement.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian modern slavery statement was identified; with about 30 staff its revenue is likely below the reporting threshold. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No allegations involving Jan Logan were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Ragtrader – Vale Jan Logan, a pioneer in fine jewellery (2026) · search the archive · Brand launched in Sydney in 1989; in-house atelier in Sydney; Angus Logan is managing director; employs more than 30 people.
- Australian Women's Weekly – Jan Logan dies aged 86 (2026) · search the archive · Founder Jan Logan died in January 2026; the business is described as family-led.
Published by Jan Logan or its owner
- Jan Logan – Responsible sourcing & craftsmanship · search the archive · Primary manufacturing in Sydney studio; RJC-accredited metal suppliers; chain from a German RJC member; diamonds from Kimberley Process suppliers.
- Jan Logan – Sustainability · search the archive · Sydney studio; RJC-certified metal merchants; gemstones from long-term suppliers; Kimberley coast South Sea pearls; no recycled gold share.
- Jan Logan – Our story · search the archive · Family company; Double Bay flagship opened 1989, with boutiques in Brisbane and Melbourne.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 30
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Jan Logan ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jan-logan, 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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