Audo Copenhagen

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Danish design brand selling furniture, lighting and home accessories.

We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.

Better-graded furniture

Graded higher than Audo Copenhagen, selling the same kinds of things.

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None of the furniture brands we know to make furniture is Good yet. These are the strongest so far. Le Klint is Good, but we don't know that it makes furniture.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 1 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 1 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 countries such as China and India, 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
Not met: High-risk raw materials (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Hidden supply chain, 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

From product labels; Audo Copenhagen doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
ChinaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Lithuania	Strong protections	Close to 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

Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes Audo does not say where its products are made. It says all suppliers have signed its code of conduct, which covers materials and occupational health and safety, and that it uses FSC wood where possible, but it publishes no factory list, social audits or wage commitments. Its parent group's 2024 sustainability report covers B&B Italia's mostly Italian supply chain, not Audo. One US retailer lists an Audo chair as made in Lithuania, which is not confirmed by the company. 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 Audo Copenhagen or Flos B&B Italia Group. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Not listed	No company profile or labour rights stories about Audo or Menu. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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Audo Made Responsibly Criteria · search the archive · All suppliers signed code of conduct on materials and health and safety; FSC used where possible; no factory locations named
Harbour Upholstered Dining Chair (2Modern) · search the archive · Retailer lists country of origin as Lithuania; solid oak base shows timber use in furniture
Audo Copenhagen (Huset, Cheltenham VIC) · search the archive · Australian showroom stocking Audo Copenhagen furniture and homewares

Published by Audo Copenhagen or its owner

Our Responsibility (Audo Copenhagen) · search the archive · Audo is part of Flos B&B Italia Group; group code of ethics, supplier code of conduct and whistleblowing policy
Company Facts (Audo Copenhagen) · search the archive · Formed 2023 from Menu and by Lassen; part of Design Holding (Investindustrial and Carlyle) since May 2022
Flos B&B Italia Group / B&B Italia Sustainability Report 2024 · search the archive · Group report names Audo only as a brand; supplier data covers B&B Italia (over 90% Italian suppliers)

Company details

Owned by: Flos B&B Italia Group (formerly Design Holding; owned by Investindustrial and The Carlyle Group)
Headquarters: Denmark
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Audo Copenhagen ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/audo-copenhagen, 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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