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Rains

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Danish brand selling minimalist rain jackets and bags.

There's no proof Rains pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it doesn't name the factories its amfori BSCI audits cover.

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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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 2 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 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

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

Accreditations 1

Where it's made

Rains says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)

Research notes Rains says its products are made by a few specialist rainwear factories in China it has used since 2012. It is an amfori BSCI member and its factories are audited by amfori BSCI auditors, but it publishes no supplier list, audit results or living wage commitment, so wages are only checked against legal minimums. Products are mainly coated polyester, with little cotton.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot listedRains is not rated in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report. (2024 edition; latest is 2026) View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo labour abuse reports involving Rains or its suppliers were identified. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Rains on Good On You · search the archive · Entire final production stage certified under amfori BSCI Code of Conduct; some of supply chain audited
  2. Hvor bliver Rains produceret? (Skagen Online) · search the archive · Retailer FAQ: all Rains products and fabrics are made in China
  3. Cop some weather-beating jackets from Rains (The Weekend Edition) · search the archive · Rains stocked in Australian shops including Universal Store and David Jones Brisbane
  4. Rains Jacket Black - Universal Store · search the archive · Rains jacket listed by Australian retailer Universal Store

Published by Rains or its owner

  1. Rains - Product Information (Australia) · search the archive · Products made by rainwear specialist manufacturers in China, working with Rains since 2012; sold online in AUD
  2. Rains - Responsible Production · search the archive · amfori BSCI member following BSCI Code; audits by amfori BSCI auditors; a few close manufacturing partners

Company details

Headquarters
Denmark
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Rains ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/rains, 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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