EcoFlow
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Shenzhen company selling portable power stations and solar panels.
There's no proof EcoFlow 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 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. 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.
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 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
- 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- 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 press and retailer reports; EcoFlow doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| 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.
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel 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 EcoFlow does not say where its products are made or name its factories; a December 2025 report says it relies heavily on Chinese suppliers and is weighing its first overseas factory in the US. It publishes no supplier list, supplier code of conduct, audit results, conflict minerals or cobalt report, or modern slavery statement, and is not an RBA member. Lithium battery supply chains carry known forced and child labour risks. It is not named in ASPI's 2020 or TBIJ's 2025 Uyghur labour transfer reports, and no labour abuses at its factories have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Not rated in the last Baptist World Aid Electronics Industry Report (2016, series ended; EcoFlow founded 2017). View |
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Not assessed in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark, which covers large listed companies. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No Australian modern slavery statement found for EcoFlow. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Uyghurs for sale (ASPI, 2020) · search the archive · ASPI's report on Uyghur labour transfers to factories across China; this brand is not among the brands named
- EcoFlow raises funding (TechCrunch, 2022) · search the archive · Shenzhen-based; backed by Sequoia China and Hillhouse's GL Ventures; over 1,000 staff in 2022
- EcoFlow weighs U.S. IPO (TMTPost, Dec 2025) · search the archive · EcoFlow relies heavily on Chinese suppliers and is weighing its first overseas factory, in the southeastern US
- EcoFlow Power (Bunnings Australia) · search the archive · EcoFlow sold in Bunnings stores in Australia
- EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus (JB Hi-Fi) · search the archive · EcoFlow sold by JB Hi-Fi in Australia
- Forced and child labor abuses found in 75% of lithium battery supply chains (WardsAuto) · search the archive · Lithium battery supply chains carry high forced and child labour risk
Company details
- Headquarters
- China
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is EcoFlow ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ecoflow, 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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