Dynabook

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

Last researched 30 October 2026 · 5 sources

Japanese laptop maker, formerly Toshiba's PC arm, owned by Sharp.

There's no proof Dynabook pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 2 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Malaysia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

From Dynabook'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 electronics are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
VietnamUsual for the industry	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
TaiwanUsual for the industry	Strong protections	Close to a living wage	Low
MalaysiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
South KoreaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Close to a living wage	Low
IndiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High

Evidence

What we found

Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
Owns or runs its own production
Publishes its mineral smelter list and uses independently audited smelters (RMAP) for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold
It publishes its smelters or uses some recycled or responsibly mined metals, but can't yet trace its cobalt and gold to the mine.

Research notes Dynabook says it designs and builds its laptops in facilities it operates itself; the only manufacturing site it names is Dynabook Technology (Hangzhou) in China, and it publishes no worker numbers or social audit results for it. It publishes an annual conflict minerals report with its smelter list (98% of 226 smelters RMAP conformant in 2023) but does not cover cobalt or mica. It checks suppliers through surveys, self-assessments and quality audits rather than independent social audits, and makes no living wage commitment.

Sources and actions

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Dynabook Satellite Pro C40-K at Zylax · search the archive · Dynabook laptop in stock online at an Australian retailer shipping from NSW, A$966

Published by Dynabook or its owner

Dynabook ANZ: About us · search the archive · Wholly owned by Dynabook Inc., itself wholly owned by Sharp; designs, engineers and manufactures laptops in its own-operated facilities
Dynabook environmental reports of manufacturing sites · search the archive · Manufacturing site listed: Dynabook Technology (Hangzhou) Inc., reports 2019-2022
Dynabook Conflict minerals report 2023 · search the archive · Published smelter and refiner list; 222 of 226 smelters conformant with RMAP or similar audits in 2023; covers 3TG only
Dynabook Canada: Supply chain · search the archive · Supplier surveys, self-assessment and quality audits; RMAP participation; Canadian forced labour report linked

Company details

Owned by: Sharp Corporation
Headquarters: Japan
Last researched: 30 October 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Dynabook ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/dynabook, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
Method: Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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