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Chloé

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources

Paris luxury house selling women's ready-to-wear, handbags and shoes.

Workers were seriously abused in Chloé's supply chain in 2020, and there's no proof it pays more than the legal minimum, which in Kenya is well below a living wage.

Better-graded luxury and designer

Graded higher than Chloé, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.

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No luxury and designer brand selling new goods is Good yet. These are the strongest so far. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 1 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: the most serious problem on its record (abuse of workers, last recorded in 2020) is more than 5 years old.
  • 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 1 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsA confirmed problem counts against it: abuse of workers, last recorded in 2020
  • 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, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton, leather and silk

Red flags 3

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Clear breaches of labour conditions
  • Red flag: A confirmed problem with pay, rights or safety not shown to be put right

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Accreditations 1

Estimates for its products

Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Chloé'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.

Dresses & skirts, Shirts, Knitwear, Pants & trousers, Jackets & coats, Bags & backpacks, Shoes, Boots, Sandals & thongs, Sneakers: Lacks transparency, the same as Chloé overall, because nothing we know differs between them.

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Where it's made

Chloé says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
FranceRegular violationsAbout a living wageLow
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
KenyaSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • 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.
  • Doesn't show where its silk comes from. Silk is linked to child and bonded labour in silk reeling and weaving, 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 Chloé does not publish production shares by country. Its 2023 mission report names two long-standing French ready-to-wear makers, its leather goods are made in Italy (Tuscany) and baskets are woven by a WFTO social enterprise in Kenya. It said it published main suppliers covering 80% of order value, but its sourcing and supplier pages were unavailable in late 2026. 78% of finished-goods makers had SMETA audits, and some suppliers are scored on living wages with the Fair Wage Network, but no living wage deadline is set.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
B Corp directoryCertifiedCertified B Corp since October 2021; latest overall score 97.3, with 25.4 in the Workers area. View
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)ListedScored 107 out of 250 (43%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, up from 50 in 2020. View
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedPublishes a UK modern slavery statement through Richemont UK Limited covering the 2024/25 financial year. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreListedCompany profile lists no response requests; Fashion Checker found no public evidence that suppliers pay a living wage (2023). (2023 edition; latest is 2026) View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot listedNot among the 138 companies in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (11th edition). View

Confirmed issues 1

Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted

Last recordedWhat happenedMade amends?
2020Public Eye reported in 2025 that the owners of Pelletteria Serena, a Tuscan workshop making Chloé leather bags, were prosecuted from 2020 for paying migrant workers about €3 an hour for very long hours and beating a worker; an April 2023 ruling found abusive conditions (Public Eye, 2025). Source · search the archiveNot knownChloé and Richemont have made no public statement on the case or on any help for the workers.

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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  1. Chloé - B Corp directory · search the archive · Certified B Corp since October 2021; score 97.3; Workers 25.4
  2. The dark side of Made in Italy from Richemont (Public Eye) · search the archive · Tuscan factory making Chloé bags subject of 2020 complaint; April 2023 ruling found abusive conditions
  3. Labour dispute at Montblanc: "We're not disposable goods" (Public Eye) · search the archive · Pelletteria Serena made Chloé leather bags; court files show ~€3/hour, excessive hours and a worker beaten
  4. Chloé (Richemont) - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre · search the archive · Fashion Transparency Index 107/250 in 2023; no public evidence of living wages
  5. Chloé Mission Report 2023 · search the archive · French RTW makers named; 78% of makers SMETA audited; 80% of suppliers published; leather from Europe; silk, cotton, 51% recycled cashmere

Published by Chloé or its owner

  1. Chloé Sourcing Guidelines 2024 · search the archive · SMETA audits; Fair Wage Network living wage assessment of social sourcing suppliers; 11% of leather goods fully traceable in 2023
  2. Chloé Modern Slavery Act Statement · search the archive · Modern slavery statement for 2024/25 through Richemont UK

Company details

Headquarters
France
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Chloé ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/chloe, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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