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Bernardaud

On Track

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

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Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

Family-owned French maker of Limoges porcelain dinnerware.

Bernardaud makes its Limoges porcelain tableware in its own factories in France, where legal wages are about a living wage.

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Why it's graded On Track

How grades are decided

Good requirements 6 of 7

  • Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in France are about a living wage, not checked at the company
  • Met: Respects worker rights
  • Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • Met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneEarlier stages shown
  • 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 listMakes its products in its own factories
  • 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 0

None found.

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

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Where it's made

From Bernardaud's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
FranceRegular violationsAbout a living wageLow

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.
  • Owns or runs its own production
  • Shows where its earlier production stages happen (materials and components), and they're in low-risk countries or independently audited

Research notes Bernardaud says all its porcelain is made in its own factories in Limoges and Oradour-sur-Glane, France, including the white porcelain blanks, and workers are covered by French labour law. Its December 2024 purchase of Haviland adds Haviland's Limoges workshops. It does not say where its kaolin and porcelain paste come from, and publishes no code of conduct, supplier list or social audit results. No labour abuse reports involving the brand were found.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics, not tableware makers. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Frédéric Bernardaud interview (Journal du Luxe, Dec 2024) · search the archive · 100% of production made in its own factories in Limoges and Oradour-sur-Glane
  2. Bernardaud acquires fellow French porcelain maker (HFN, Jan 2025) · search the archive · Bernardaud bought Haviland; Haviland collections to remain made in its Limoges workshops
  3. Bernardaud acquires Haviland (Luxus Plus, Dec 2024) · search the archive · Family-owned, founded 1863; bought 100% of Haviland in December 2024; Haviland factory absorbed
  4. Bernardaud Albertine tea cup and saucer (McGrocer) · search the archive · Sold by a UK online retailer with an Australian store that ships to 150+ countries

Published by Bernardaud or its owner

  1. Bernardaud official site · search the archive · Porcelain made at its Limoges manufacture; no code of conduct or sourcing statement on the site
  2. Bernardaud: Itinéraire d'une marque · search the archive · Founded in Limoges in 1863 in a kaolin region; opened its own white porcelain plant at Oradour-sur-Glane in 1979

Company details

Headquarters
France
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Bernardaud ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bernardaud, 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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