Fellow

Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources

San Francisco company designing kettles, grinders and coffee gear.

We couldn't find where Fellow makes most of its coffee kettles, grinders and brewers, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.

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Most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.

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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, probably 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 rightsWhere homewares and appliances are usually made, such as China and India, 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
Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Probably 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

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Fellow makes most of its products, so this shows where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	50%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Vietnam	15%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
India	10%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Poland	10%	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
Indonesia	8%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
Malaysia	7%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate

Evidence

What we found

No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.

Research notes Fellow designs its products in San Francisco and has them made by outside factories that it does not name. The only production country found is China, from a single US retailer listing, so no production shares are shown. It publishes no supplier list, supplier code of conduct, audit results or wage information.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	Kitchen appliance companies are not assessed in Baptist World Aid reports; the Electronics Industry Report series ended in 2016. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Not listed	No Business & Human Rights Resource Centre company page or stories about Fellow. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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Fellow raised $30M after 73 VC rejections - TechCrunch · search the archive · Team of about 100 (2023); first institutional round of $30M in 2022; products made at a contracted factory
Fellow: a design-focused company - Shopify · search the archive · Founder chose a factory after the Kickstarter; NextWorld Evergreen led $30M Series B
Fellow Stagg EKG electric kettle - Quince · search the archive · Retailer listing says made in China by Fellow
Fellow Stagg Stovetop Kettle - Central Coast Coffee · search the archive · Sold in AUD by an Australian retailer with a walk-in store in Somersby NSW
Fellow Stagg EKG Pro - Myer · search the archive · Fellow kettles sold by Myer Australia

Company details

Headquarters: United States
Employees: About 100
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Fellow ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/fellow, 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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