Jumbo Ugg Australia
Good. Shows the people who make its products are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Family-run Melbourne maker of sheepskin ugg boots in its own factory.
Jumbo Ugg Australia makes its sheepskin ugg boots in its own factories in Australia and carries the Australian Made label.
Also worth knowing
Ethical Clothing Australia checks that every worker in its Australian supply chain is paid award wages and entitlements.
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Why it's graded Good
- Met: Meets all 6 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
| Star | Awarded for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pays above a living wage | Not earned | |
| Gives workers a real voice | Not earned | |
| Open supply chain | Not earned | |
| Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities | Not earned |
3 stars for the first way it goes above and beyond, and one more for each further way, up to 6. About stars
Good requirements 6 of 6
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: award wages independently checked (Ethical Clothing Australia)
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: leather
Red flags 0
None found.
Accreditations 2
- Ethical Clothing AustraliaCounts as proof of a living wage for products made in Australia, because it checks workers get the legal pay rates for their job, and in Australia those are about a living wage.
- Australian MadeCounts as made in Australia for the final stage. For Good, the brand also needs to show where its materials and parts are made.
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Jumbo Ugg Australia'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.
Boots, Shoes: Good, the same as Jumbo Ugg Australia 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
From Jumbo Ugg Australia's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its leather.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
- 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 Jumbo Ugg Australia is a family-run Melbourne business that has made sheepskin boots, slippers and sandals at its own factory in Moorabbin, Victoria, since 1989. It is currently accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which checks that every worker in the Australian supply chain gets award wages and entitlements, and it holds an Australian Made licence; no imported range is advertised. The brand does not say how many people it employs or name the tannery that supplies its Australian sheepskin, and sheepskin tanning is a known labour and chemical risk.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Certified | Listed in Ethical Clothing Australia's current brand directory as accredited, with Australian-made production in Moorabbin, Victoria. View |
| Fair Wear | Not listed | Not a Fair Wear member; Fair Wear covers imported garment supply chains and is not relevant to Australian production. View |
| B Corp directory | Not listed | No B Corp certification is claimed by the brand. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour allegations against the brand appear in news or NGO reporting. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Ethical Clothing Australia: Jumbo Ugg Australia · search the archive · Accredited by ECA, 100% made in Australia; factory in Moorabbin; store at 1 Keys Rd, Moorabbin; Australian sheepskin (listing updated Oct 2026).
- Ethical Clothing Australia brand sitemap · search the archive · Jumbo Ugg Australia and sister brand Koalabi Australia are in the current ECA brand directory.
- Australian Made: Jumbo Ugg Australia and Koalabi Australia · search the archive · Licensee Binder Enterprise P/L, a Melbourne sheepskin footwear maker and wholesaler since 1989, makes Jumbo Ugg Australia and Koalabi boots.
- Australian Business Register search: Binder Enterprise · search the archive · Binder Enterprise Pty Ltd (ABN 23 165 110 636) is an active company registered in Victoria postcode 3189 (Moorabbin).
Published by Jumbo Ugg Australia or its owner
- Jumbo Ugg Australia: home page · search the archive · Family business making Australian-made uggs in Victoria for 30+ years; claims ECA accreditation and Australian Sheepskin Association membership.
- Jumbo Ugg Australia: About us · search the archive · Family business making ugg boots in Melbourne since 1989 from first-grade Australian sheepskin; based at 1 Keys Rd, Moorabbin.
Company details
- Owned by
- Binder Enterprise Pty Ltd
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Jumbo Ugg Australia ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jumbo-ugg-australia, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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