Chaumet

• Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
• Responsible Jewellery Council certified: Industry code for jewellery businesses covering human rights and responsible sourcing. Its Chain of Custody standard traces materials; the basic certification does not. Source
• Uses high-risk raw materials such as tanned leather, mica or artisanal gold.
• Makes part of its range in its own factories
• 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. Source

Research notes Chaumet's high jewellery is made in its own workshop at 12 Place Vendôme, Paris (France), and its watch movements in Switzerland, but it does not name the countries that make its main jewellery collections or publish shares, a supplier list or audit results. It is RJC certified and follows the Kimberley Process; it joined the Swiss Better Gold Association in 2025 and uses fully traceable gold in one pendant line, aiming for certified raw materials and traceable stones under LVMH targets. It has no living wage commitment.