Cerrone
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 1 November 2026 · 3 sources
Sydney family jeweller making engagement rings in its own workshop since 1976.
We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most jewellery and watches are made in countries such as India and China, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 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 3 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
- 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
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Cerrone's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ItalyUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| SwitzerlandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Uses lab-grown diamonds or gemstones
- 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 Family-owned Cerrone says its engagement rings and jewellery are designed and handcrafted in its own Sydney workshop, which it calls the largest handmade jewellery workshop in Australia; it does not say whether any of its range is bought in. It publishes no policy on where its gold and diamonds come from, no supplier details and no modern slavery statement. It sells lab-grown diamond rings alongside mined diamonds.
Sources and actions
Sources 3
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Published by Cerrone or its owner
- Bespoke Engagement Rings Sydney - Handcrafted by Cerrone · search the archive · Jewellery designed and handcrafted in its Sydney workshop since 1976; family owned; Melbourne boutique; no sourcing policy stated
- Cerrone Sydney CBD Castlereagh · search the archive · Cerrone store in Sydney CBD
- Lab Grown Diamond Wedding Rings - Cerrone · search the archive · Cerrone sells lab-grown diamond rings
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 1 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Cerrone ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/cerrone, last researched 1 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded engagement and bridal
No engagement and bridal brand selling new goods is Good yet. This is the strongest so far.
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