Artemide
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Italian lighting company known for lamps such as Tizio and Tolomeo.
Artemide publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
Better-graded furniture
Graded higher than Artemide, selling the same kinds of things.
Know something we've missed? Send evidence. Represent Artemide? Send a right of reply.
Compare Artemide with another brand
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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Hungary, China and Vietnam.
- 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 timber and cotton) 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: 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
Where it's made
Artemide names some of the countries it makes in: Canada, France, Hungary and Italy. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Hungary | Systematic violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
Research notes Artemide makes lights at its own plants in Pregnana Milanese and Telgate (Italy), Paks (Hungary), Saint Florent (France) and Montreal (Canada), and co-owns a glassworks in Veneto. Its 2024 report puts 96% of purchasing spend with EU suppliers and 79% with Italian ones; no split of production by plant is published. It joined the UN Global Compact in 2019 and holds ISO 45001 for workplace safety, but has not yet adopted a supplier code of conduct and publishes no supplier list, social audits or living wage commitment. No labour abuses have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No Australian modern slavery statement covers Artemide; it sells here through independent dealers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No company profile or labour rights stories about Artemide. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report does not assess lighting makers. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
Show all 4 sources
- Windows of Artemide (Stylecraft) · search the archive · Australian dealer Stylecraft brought Artemide into its Sydney and Melbourne showrooms in 2022
Published by Artemide or its owner
- Artemide Sustainability Report 2024 · search the archive · Plants in Telgate, Pregnana Milanese, Paks, Saint Florent and Montreal; 593 staff; supplier code still to be formalised
- Sustainability (Artemide) · search the archive · 96% of spend with EU suppliers, 79% Italian; UN Global Compact since 2019; ISO 45001 certified
- Together for a brighter future (Artemide, 2020) · search the archive · Names the group's European plants in Italy, France and Hungary
Company details
- Owned by
- Family-owned (Gismondi family)
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 593
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Artemide ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/artemide, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Something missing or wrong?
Grades are opinions based on the evidence listed here. Send us evidence, or a right of reply if you represent Artemide.