Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Milan fashion house known for paisley prints.
Etro publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 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 2 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
- 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 and silk
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Etro'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.
Shirts, Dresses & skirts, Pants & trousers, Jackets & coats, Knitwear, Bags & backpacks, Shoes: Lacks transparency, the same as Etro overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From product labels; Etro doesn't say where its products are made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- 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 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 leather and cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Etro does not say where its clothes are made or name its suppliers; the Italy share shown comes from product labels, all of which read Made in Italy. Its only supply chain disclosure is a California statement saying suppliers must warrant they obey anti-slavery laws and that Etro itself makes random visits to supplier sites, with no independent audits. It publishes no sustainability report, living wage commitment or tracing for silk, cashmere or leather. In July 2026 Milan prosecutors asked Etro for supplier audits in a probe of exploitative workshops; it is not under investigation itself.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Not listed | No Etro entity was found on the UK modern slavery statement registry. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not covered | Etro was not among the 13 brands in Milan prosecutors' December 2025 supply chain probe, but in July 2026 it was ordered to hand over supplier audits in a new probe; no confirmed findings against it. 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 July 2026 Milan prosecutors ordered Etro and eight other luxury brands, which are not themselves under investigation, to hand over supplier audits after inspections found undocumented workers, unsafe machinery, on-site dormitories and piece-rate pay at two workshops making clothes for suppliers to luxury brands; no link to Etro was specified (Il Giorno, 2026). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Etro - Good On You · search the archive · Leather: uses leather, wool and down with no tracing to source; no living wage or worker empowerment evidence (rated June 2022).
- Farfetch: Etro silk bowling shirt with Pegaso print · search the archive · Silk: 100% silk shirt, made in Italy.
- Farfetch: Etro silk crepon blouse with Paisley motif · search the archive · Silk: 100% silk blouse, made in Italy.
- Lyst: Etro cable-knit cashmere sweater · search the archive · Cashmere: pure cashmere jumper in the knitwear range, made in Italy.
- Etro: Gruenderfamilie steigt aus (FashionUnited) · search the archive · December 2025 Etro family sold its minority stake to Rams Global, Swinger International and SRI Group; L Catterton stays majority owner.
- Il Giorno: Moda, appalti e subappalti, inchiesta della procura di Milano (July 2026) · search the archive · Etro among nine brands, not under investigation, ordered to hand over audits after exploitation found at two workshops.
Published by Etro or its owner
- Etro: California Transparency in Supply Chains Act disclosure · search the archive · Suppliers warrant compliance with anti-slavery laws; Etro runs its own random on-site supplier inspections, not third-party audits.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Etro ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/etro, 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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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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