Moschino
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Milan fashion house selling clothing, bags and shoes.
Moschino publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
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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.
Good requirements 2 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 confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
- 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 and leather) 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: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
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 Moschino'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.
Dresses & skirts, T-shirts, Hoodies & sweatshirts, Jackets & coats, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Knitwear, Bags & backpacks, Sneakers, Shoes: Lacks transparency, the same as Moschino overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
These are Aeffe SpA's countries across all its brands; Moschino doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 84% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | 3% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | 2% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- 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.
- 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 leather in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Aeffe outsources most Moschino production to independent suppliers; 84% of its 889 suppliers in 2024 were Italian and the rest are not broken down by country, so only Italy is shown, at 84%. Children's wear, eyewear and some accessories are made by licensees. No supplier list is published. Aeffe started its first supplier ESG audits in December 2024, covering suppliers behind 13% of revenue, and has no living wage commitment. Leather is used in bags and shoes, with no tracing disclosed. Moschino is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report. Aeffe is in a court-supervised restructuring, and in 2026 received a binding €115m rescue offer led by Oxy Capital, still subject to due diligence and other conditions.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Moschino was asked to respond to worker reports from a Myanmar bag factory said to supply Love Moschino; its July 2022 reply gave a general human rights commitment and did not address the factory. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Neither Moschino nor its parent Aeffe is rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. View |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- Workers at Hesheng Myanmar, a bag factory reported to make Love Moschino and Guess products, described forced overtime until late at night, unpaid overtime, wage deductions, poor food and soldiers checking phones at the gate; Moschino replied with a general human rights statement (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 2022). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Myanmar garment workers report violations in factory supplying Guess and Moschino (BHRRC) · search the archive · 2022 worker reports from Hesheng Myanmar bag factory said to make Love Moschino
- Moschino's response (BHRRC) · search the archive · July 2022 general human rights statement; licensees must follow Aeffe's code
- Moschino - Good On You · search the archive · Uses leather with no tracing evidence; no living wage evidence; most final production in Italy
- Moschino - Shop Ethical (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · No Ethical Fashion Report score for Moschino or Aeffe; BHRRC 2022 Myanmar sourcing criticism
- Aeffe, Oxy Capital: business to be bought by three companies (Teleborsa, 30 Sep 2026) · search the archive · Moschino to be bought by a new Oxy Capital-controlled company; definitive agreements expected October 2026; Aeffe restructuring plan
Published by Moschino or its owner
- Aeffe 2024 Sustainability Statement Summary · search the archive · 889 suppliers, 84% Italian; first ESG audits covered suppliers behind 13% of revenue; no living wage data
- Aeffe Group Annual Report 2024 · search the archive · Production outsourced to external suppliers; Moschino Kids joint venture and licensees; supplier code of conduct
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Moschino ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/moschino, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded luxury and designer
No luxury and designer brand selling new goods is Good yet. These are the strongest so far. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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