Audemars Piguet

• Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
• Responsible Jewellery Council certified: Industry code for jewellery businesses covering human rights and responsible sourcing. Its Chain of Custody standard traces materials; the basic certification does not. Source
• Owns or runs its own production
• Uses recycled metals or fibres
• Uses high-risk raw materials such as tanned leather, mica or artisanal gold.
• "Made in Switzerland" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, watch movements, cases and dials, and cast or set parts can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good.
• It is Responsible Jewellery Council certified, but its stones and gold aren't traced to the mine. The Kimberley Process only covers diamonds that fund rebel wars, not abuses by governments or forced labour.

Research notes Audemars Piguet makes its watches at its own manufactures in Le Brassus, Le Locle and Meyrin (Geneva), and 98% of its first- and second-tier production suppliers are in Switzerland. It holds RJC Code of Practices certification to January 2028, says all its manufacturing entities are covered; about 99% of its gold is recycled and comes from RJC Chain of Custody refiners, and diamonds come from Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa through RJC-certified suppliers. Suppliers sign a code of conduct and are risk-rated, but it publishes no supplier list, audit results or living wage commitment.