Damiani
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Family-owned Italian fine jeweller selling diamond and gold jewellery.
Until Damiani traces its gold and gemstones to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- 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 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Damiani'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to 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 |
| 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
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Damiani says its jewellery is designed and made by master craftsmen at its Valenza headquarters and sold as Made in Italy. It publishes no sustainability or ethics page, supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, and no Responsible Jewellery Council membership for the Damiani brand was found. It gives no information on where its diamonds, gemstones and gold come from.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian Damiani entity large enough to report under the Modern Slavery Act was identified. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Damiani's workshops or suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Il Sole 24 Ore - Damiani's Ode to Italy also passes through its business model (2025) · search the archive · Family-run group based in the Valenza jewellery district; 2024 revenue about EUR 380 million.
- Richemont and the Damiani Group announce completion of the acquisition of Baume & Mercier · search the archive · Damiani Group acquired 100% of Baume & Mercier, completed 1 July 2026.
- italist - Damiani ring · search the archive · New Damiani jewellery sold online with tracked worldwide shipping.
- Wikipedia - Damiani Group · search the archive · Founded 1924 in Valenza; owned by the Damiani family via Leading Jewels after 2019 delisting; brands Salvini, Bliss, Calderoni, Rocca.
Published by Damiani or its owner
- Damiani - official website · search the archive · Pieces designed and made by craftsmen at the Valenza headquarters, Made in Italy; Australia in location selector; no sustainability page.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Damiani ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/damiani, 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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