Claudie Pierlot
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Paris women's fashion label selling clothing, shoes and accessories.
There's no proof Claudie Pierlot pays more than the legal minimum, which in China and Türkiye is below a living wage.
Better-graded everyday fashion
Graded higher than Claudie Pierlot, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.
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 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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: cotton. Only in a few products: leather
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
These are SMCP's countries across all its brands; Claudie Pierlot doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 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 |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| 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 |
| Bulgaria | Regular violations | Below a living wage | High |
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Serbia | Systematic violations | Not rated | Moderate |
| Tunisia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Low |
| 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
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton.
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Uses leather in only a few products and traces or certifies most of it. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its cotton. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Claudie Pierlot's clothes are made by partner factories shared with its owner SMCP, which sources from about 30 countries including Portugal, France, Italy, Turkey, China, Serbia, Bulgaria and Tunisia; no brand factory list or country shares are published. SMCP says all tier-1 factories had a social audit in 2025, but its supplier code sets the legal minimum wage as the floor and there is no living wage programme. The brand became a certified B Corp in 2025, uses only LWG-certified leather and reports advanced traceability for 71% of its 2024 items.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Certified B Corp since March 2025 with a score of 96.7 (supply chain management 6.8 points). View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Owner SMCP scored 54.3 out of 250 (about 22%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | SMCP and its brands were not assessed in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | SMCP UK publishes an annual anti-modern slavery statement covering the group's brands. View |
| News reporting and NGO investigations | Listed | Owner SMCP was named in a 2021 French complaint over Uyghur forced labour, dropped in 2023 and followed by a new complaint; SMCP denies the claims. View |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- In 2021 French prosecutors opened an investigation after NGOs accused SMCP, Claudie Pierlot's owner, of selling clothes made partly with Uyghur forced labour; the case was dropped in 2023 and a new complaint filed. SMCP firmly denies the claims (Justice Info, 2023). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Claudie Pierlot - B Lab directory · search the archive · B Corp certified March 2025, score 96.7; HQ Ile-de-France; founded 1984
- Claudie Pierlot sustainability actions (Sustainability Tracker) · search the archive · All jeans organic or recycled cotton since 2020; 71% of 2024 items with advanced traceability; 100% LWG leather
- Our production - Sandro (SMCP group sourcing) · search the archive · SMCP sourcing from about 30 countries incl. Portugal, France, Italy, Turkey, China, Serbia, Bulgaria, Tunisia
- Fashion groups face new Uyghur forced labour complaint in France (Justice Info) · search the archive · 2023 new complaint against SMCP and others after earlier case dropped; SMCP denies accusations
Published by Claudie Pierlot or its owner
- SMCP Sustainability Report 2025 Synthesis · search the archive · Claudie Pierlot leather 100% LWG Gold/Silver tanneries; all tier-1 factories audited; origin known for 87% of cotton, wool and leather
- SMCP Sustainability Report 2025 · search the archive · 100% of tier-1 suppliers socially audited in 2025; Claudie Pierlot B Corp with 96 points
- SMCP Suppliers Code of Conduct (May 2024) · search the archive · Wages must meet at least the legal minimum; living wage an aim with no programme or deadline
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Claudie Pierlot ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/claudie-pierlot, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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