Labour Lens

Spurr

On Track

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources

THE ICONIC's women's footwear label.

Spurr publishes its supplier list, and its parent group makes its products in four countries, with about 75% in China and 14% in India.

Also worth knowing

It has proven a living wage for only part of its supply chain.

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Why it's graded On Track

  • Not met: Meets 4 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Working towards a living wage. That's enough for On Track, but Good needs proof that workers are paid one.
  • Met: No red flags.

How grades are decided

  • Checks its own supply chain. Spurr looks for problems in its own supply chain and publishes what it finds. It found a labour rights breach in 2025 and is fixing it, so it doesn't count against the grade. It's listed below under Confirmed issues.

Good requirements 4 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: working towards one (proven for only part of its supply chain)
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, India and Bangladesh.
  • 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
  • Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listPublishes its supplier 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 0

None found.

Stars it would earn as Good:
StarAwarded for
Open supply chain

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Accreditations 1

Where it's made

China has the largest share, 75%. India is next, at 14%.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China75%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
India14%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Bangladesh9%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Vietnam2%Systematic violationsWell below 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.
  • Publishes supplier list
  • Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • Proves a living wage for part of its supply chain only
  • Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)

Research notes SPURR is one of THE ICONIC's own brands, made by independent factories. THE ICONIC's 43 own-brand factories in 2025 were in China (32), India (6), Bangladesh (4) and Vietnam (1), but it does not break this down for SPURR shoes. It publishes a monthly factory list, requires third-party audits at least every two years and has signed the International Accord; 2025 audits found excessive hours at seven Chinese factories. Living wage checks at six factories found all but one of 619 workers paid at least the benchmark. THE ICONIC is a Certified B Corp and scored 27/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportListedTHE ICONIC, which owns SPURR, scored 27 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, below the 31.5 average (33 in 2024). View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedCovered by THE ICONIC's 2025 modern slavery statement: 43 own-brand final-stage factories (China 32, India 6, Bangladesh 4, Vietnam 1); 617 of 619 workers assessed at six factories at or above a living wage. Earlier statements name SPURR as an own brand. View
B Corp directoryCertifiedTHE ICONIC has been a Certified B Corp since October 2025 (overall score 83.0). View

Confirmed issues 1

Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted

Last recordedWhat happenedMade amends?
2025THE ICONIC's 2025 modern slavery statement reports excessive working hours, with related wage and record-keeping problems, at seven of its own-brand factories in China; it does not say which own brands they make. Source · search the archiveFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself.PartlyPut the seven factories on a 12-month remediation plan; one had completed it by March 2026.

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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  1. The Iconic - Shop Ethical! · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report score 27/100 (average 31.5); owned by Global Fashion Group
  2. THE ICONIC - B Corp directory · search the archive · Certified B Corp since October 2025; B Impact score 83.0

Published by Spurr or its owner

  1. THE ICONIC Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · 43 own-brand factories: China 32, India 6, Bangladesh 4, Vietnam 1; excessive hours at 7 factories; living wage results at 6 factories
  2. THE ICONIC Modern Slavery Statement 2023 · search the archive · Lists SPURR as an Own Brand; Accord signatory
  3. THE ICONIC Modern Slavery Statement 2020 · search the archive · Names Spurr among THE ICONIC's 13 own brands
  4. Fair and ethical sourcing (THE ICONIC Playbook) · search the archive · Monthly public factory list and Open Supply Hub listing; third-party audits every two years for tier 1 and 2
  5. SPURR at THE ICONIC · search the archive · SPURR range of heels, sandals and boots, launched 2011; no cotton uppers

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Spurr ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/spurr, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means

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