Pastiche
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Sydney fashion jewellery label.
We couldn't find where Pastiche makes most of its sterling silver and steel fashion jewellery, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most jewellery and watches are made in countries such as India and China, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. 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 rightsWhere jewellery and watches are usually made, such as India and China, 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: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- 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
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Pastiche makes most of its products, so this shows where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Switzerland | 10% | 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.
- 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 Pastiche, family-owned and run by new owners since late 2024, designs its jewellery in-house in Sydney and says its buying team sources silver, steel and stones globally, but it does not say where or by whom the jewellery is made, and publishes no supplier list, code of conduct, audit results or responsible sourcing policy. No labour issues involving its suppliers have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | Too small to be required to report under Australia's Modern Slavery Act; no statement found on the register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not rated in Baptist World Aid's 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (or the 2024 edition). View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Pastiche owners sell business to employee (Jeweller, 2015) · search the archive · Founded 1986 in Sydney; sold to Amy and Chris Bradley in 2015; 400+ stockists in Australia and NZ
- Pastiche - silver, steel and success (Jewellery World, 2012) · search the archive · Sterling silver and stainless steel ranges designed in-house; no manufacturing locations given
- Spotlight on Pastiche (Fashion Journal) · search the archive · Sydney-based label working in sterling silver and stainless steel
- Pastiche at THE ICONIC · search the archive · Sold by Australian retailers
Published by Pastiche or its owner
- Pastiche - Who we are · search the archive · Australian-owned and designed; family-owned, new owners late 2024; materials sourced globally; no manufacturing locations given
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Pastiche ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/pastiche, 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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