Kip&Co
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 30 October 2026 · 6 sources
Melbourne brand selling colourful bedding, cushions, towels and clothing.
Kip&Co can't show that the workers who make its products in India earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
Also worth knowing
It has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. 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.
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 India and China, 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 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Kip&Co says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
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 Kip&Co says the vast majority of its suppliers are family-run businesses in India using locally grown, woven and dyed fabrics, and that its linen is grown in France and woven, dyed and sewn in India, while its clothing is made in China; it gives no factory list or split. Suppliers follow terms based on the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code and must have an independent audit every two years, and the founders visit them. Its organic cotton bedding is GOTS certified, but it does not cover the whole range, and the brand publishes no wage data or living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Kip&Co Australia Pty Ltd is listed in the B Corp directory as a Certified B Corporation; no score was retrieved. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Kip&Co Australia Pty Ltd (B Corp directory) · search the archive · B Corp directory listing for Kip&Co Australia Pty Ltd
- Kip&Co Help Centre: Where are your products made? · search the archive · Vast majority of suppliers in India using locally grown, woven and dyed fabrics; linen grown in France, made in India; apparel made in China; suppliers audited every two years
Published by Kip&Co or its owner
- Kip&Co Responsible Sourcing · search the archive · Supplier terms based on the ETI Base Code; independent audits every two years; founders inspect suppliers in person
- Kip&Co B Corp Certification · search the archive · Kip&Co is a Certified B Corporation; 80% of its Indian suppliers donate textile offcuts to Goonj
- Native Plantation Organic Cotton Quilt Cover · search the archive · Organic cotton bedding is 100% GOTS certified organic cotton and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 tested
- Kip&Co Fitzroy Store · search the archive · Kip&Co store at 142/144 Gertrude St, Fitzroy VIC, open seven days
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 30 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Kip&Co ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kip-and-co, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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