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Scalpers

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 · 5 sources

Seville fashion brand selling clothing and shoes.

We couldn't confirm where Scalpers makes most of its smart-casual fashion and accessories.

Also worth knowing

Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, 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 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably 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.

How grades are decided

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 clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, 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 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, probably mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Scalpers makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China30%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Bangladesh20%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Vietnam15%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
India10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Cambodia8%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Türkiye7%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
Indonesia5%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Pakistan5%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

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.
  • 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 Scalpers does not say where its clothes are made, publishes no supplier or factory list and gives no details of social audits, wages or worker grievance channels. Its HOPE sustainability range uses organic, recycled and Better Cotton fibres, but it reports no share of certified materials and no labour standards commitments beyond choosing responsible suppliers. It has no public labour rights cases on record and is not covered by the Ethical Fashion Report or Fashion Transparency Index.

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Scalpers crece un 20% en 2024 hasta 220 millones (Modaes) · search the archive · 2024 sales €220m; about 400 points of sale in 11 countries; controlled by Jaime Bergel; sold on Asos, Zalando and others
  2. Scalpers polo in khaki (ASOS Australia) · search the archive · Scalpers 100% cotton polo listed on ASOS Australia priced in AUD
  3. Scalpers - Wikipedia · search the archive · Founded 2007 in Seville as a menswear label; added kids (2013) and women's (2018) lines; shoes and accessories

Published by Scalpers or its owner

  1. About us (Scalpers) · search the archive · Seville HQ; clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and kids plus home; 300+ points of sale; 1,400+ employees; online shop worldwide
  2. HOPE (Scalpers) · search the archive · HOPE range uses BCI, GOTS organic and recycled fibres; target of 60% HOPE products; no manufacturing locations given

Company details

Headquarters
Spain
Employees
About 1,400
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Scalpers ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/scalpers, 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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