Jimmy Choo
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
London luxury label best known for women's shoes.
Jimmy Choo publishes no supplier list or independent audits, which Italian fashion needs before we presume a living wage, because Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 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.
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
- 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 (leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: leather
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
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Jimmy Choo'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.
Shoes, Boots, Sandals & thongs, Sneakers, Bags & backpacks: Lacks transparency, the same as Jimmy Choo 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
Jimmy Choo says it makes products in Italy. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its leather.
- Modern slavery statement
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited. Source
- 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 Jimmy Choo products are made in Capri's own Italian ateliers and footwear factories and by independent contractors, mostly in Italy, with some elsewhere in Europe and a small share in Asia. No shares or factory list are published. Capri says it generally carries out announced audits of direct suppliers but publishes no results, and it has no living wage commitment. Group-wide, about 91% of leather came from certified (Leather Working Group) tanneries in 2022. Jimmy Choo is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report; Capri scored 25/100 on KnowTheChain's 2023 benchmark.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Covered by Capri Holdings' annual modern slavery and supply chain disclosure; the 2026 statement says most Jimmy Choo products are made by specialists in Italy but names no suppliers. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Owner Capri Holdings scored 23% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, below the 26% average. View |
| KnowTheChain | Listed | Jimmy Choo's owner Capri Holdings scored 25/100 in the KnowTheChain 2023 apparel and footwear benchmark on forced labour. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Capri - Shop Ethical (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Capri FTI 2023 score 23%; Leather Working Group member
- Jimmy Choo - Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Owned by Capri Holdings; KnowTheChain 2023 25/100; FTI 2023 23%; no Ethical Fashion Report score
- Capri Holdings Form 10-K, Fiscal 2026 · search the archive · Jimmy Choo made in owned Italian ateliers and by contractors, mostly Italy, some Europe, small part Asia; two owned Italian footwear factories
- Capri Holdings 2026 Supply Chain Disclosure · search the archive · Most Jimmy Choo products made by Italian specialists; announced supplier audits; no living wage commitment; no suppliers named
- Capri Holdings Releases 2022 CSR Report (Business Wire) · search the archive · 91% of group leather from certified tanneries (leather is Jimmy Choo's main material; shoes are mostly leather, so little cotton)
Company details
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Jimmy Choo ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jimmy-choo, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded footwear
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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