Cassina
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources
Italian furniture maker known for Le Corbusier and other design reissues.
Cassina makes its designer furniture in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 4 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 4 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Italy are close to a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- 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 (leather and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: leather and timber
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Cassina says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics 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.
- Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- 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 Cassina makes its furniture at its own production sites in Brianza, Italy, with its own carpentry and upholstery workshops; 88% of 2024 purchases were from local suppliers. A supplier code of conduct was introduced in 2024 and 55% of direct tier 1 suppliers had signed it by year end. Suppliers are scored mainly on quality and delivery, and group owner Haworth says it runs spot and third-party audits that include human rights, but no audit results, supplier list, leather origin, FSC share or living wage commitment are published.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report does not assess furniture makers, and its Electronics Industry Report ended in 2016. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian modern slavery statement; Cassina sells here through the independent retailer Mobilia. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Mobilia brings Cassina to Australia (The Local Project) · search the archive · Australian retailer Mobilia sells Cassina in its showrooms
Published by Cassina or its owner
- Cassina Sustainability Report 2024 · search the archive · Brianza production sites with carpentry and leather cutting; 88% local purchases; code of conduct signed by 55% of tier 1 suppliers; 362 staff
- Supply Chain Transparency (Haworth, 2024) · search the archive · Haworth supplier code; random and third-party audits covering human rights including forced labour; results not published
- Haworth Group posts $2.5 billion 2024 global sales (Haworth) · search the archive · Haworth Group, owner of the Haworth Lifestyle Design brands, reported $2.5 billion in 2024 sales
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 362
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Cassina ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/cassina, 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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