Celine
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Paris luxury house selling handbags, leather goods and ready-to-wear.
Celine is rated as part of a company that scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
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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
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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 (cotton, leather and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton and leather
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 21/100 (2026, the company it's rated with)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Celine's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Bags & backpacks, Jackets & coats, Jeans, Shirts, T-shirts, Knitwear, Dresses & skirts, Pants & trousers, Shoes, Boots, Sneakers, Sandals & thongs: Lacks transparency, the same as Celine overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From press and retailer reports; Celine doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far 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 |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Modern slavery statement
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited.
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- 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.
- Uses cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Celine has always made its leather goods, over half of its sales, in Tuscany, Italy, including two workshops it owns there; it does not say what share is made in-house. It does not say where its clothing and shoes are made or publish a supplier list. Its supply chain disclosure says it may audit suppliers without notice, but gives no audit numbers or results. LVMH's Fair Wage Principles apply, with no independent proof of living wages; parent LVMH scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. No Italian court case or prosecutors' probe over subcontractor exploitation has involved Celine.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Problem found | Parent LVMH scored 21 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5); Celine is not scored separately. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Parent LVMH scored 46.1 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (average 53.7). View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Celine scored 75.5 of 250 points (about 30%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, near the 26% average; LVMH as a group scored 29%. View |
| News reporting and NGO investigations | Listed | Celine has always made its leather goods in Tuscany, including two company-owned workshops at Strada in Chianti (about 300 staff) and Radda in Chianti (opened 2019). View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Celine - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre · search the archive · FTI 2023: 75.5/250; no allegations listed
- LVMH - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · LVMH: Ethical Fashion Report 2026 21/100; CHRB 2026 46.1/100; FTI 2023 brands 29% or lower; KnowTheChain 2023 6/100
- Celine - Good On You · search the archive · Cashmere: listed among materials used, with some certified or recycled; no evidence of living wages
- Celine stakes success more than ever on leather goods growth (FashionNetwork, 2019) · search the archive · Leather: Celine has always made its leather goods in Tuscany, including its own workshops at Radda and Strada in Chianti
- Celine Triomphe cotton T-shirt (1stdibs) · search the archive · Cotton: used in Celine ready-to-wear such as logo T-shirts
- Celine presents a super-polo for handbags in Radda in Chianti (La Conceria, 2019) · search the archive · Radda plant makes bags and small leather goods; Strada plant has 300 staff; leather goods over half of revenue; no in-house share given
Published by Celine or its owner
- Celine - Supply Chain Transparency Act FAQ · search the archive · Follows LVMH Supplier Code of Conduct; may audit suppliers without notice; subcontracting needs approval; no countries or audit results
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Celine ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/celine, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded bags and accessories
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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