Fendi
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
LVMH-owned Roman luxury house known for Baguette handbags.
Fendi is rated as part of a company that scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 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 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
- 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 (cotton, leather, natural rubber, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: cotton and leather. Only in a few products: natural rubber, silk and cashmere
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 21/100 (2026, the company it's rated with)
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 Fendi'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.
Bags & backpacks, Dresses & skirts, Jackets & coats, Knitwear, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Shoes, Sneakers, Boots, Sandals & thongs, Kids' clothes: Lacks transparency, the same as Fendi overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
Fendi names some of the countries it makes in: Italy. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton and leather.
- Modern slavery statement
- 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.
- Uses natural rubber, silk and cashmere in only a few products. It doesn't show where its natural rubber and cashmere come from and traces or certifies most of its silk. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its cotton. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its leather. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Fendi says its products are made in its own workshops or by suppliers mainly in Italy, but it publishes no supplier list or production shares. Its internal team has run unannounced social audits of suppliers, down to subcontractors, since 2012, but it publishes no audit counts or results. LVMH's Fair Wage Principles apply, with no independent proof of living wages. Parent LVMH scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, below the 31.5 average. Unlike Dior and Loro Piana, no Italian court case or prosecutors' probe over subcontractor exploitation has involved Fendi.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Problem found | Parent LVMH scored 21 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5); Fendi is not scored separately. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Parent LVMH scored 46.1 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (average 53.7). View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Scored 58% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, well above the 26% average and the highest of the LVMH brands. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Fendi's UK modern slavery statement for 2025 says products are made in-house or by suppliers mainly in Italy and that unannounced audits found no modern slavery; no supplier or audit counts for Fendi. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- LVMH - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · LVMH: Ethical Fashion Report 2026 21/100; CHRB 2026 46.1/100; FTI 2023 Fendi 58%, other brands 29% or lower; KnowTheChain 2023 6/100
- Fendi Match sneakers (italist) · search the archive · Rubber: minor use in sneaker soles; made in Italy
Published by Fendi or its owner
- Fendi UK Modern Slavery Act Statement (year 2026, covering 2025) · search the archive · Products made in-house or by suppliers mainly in Italy; unannounced audits; no modern slavery found; LVMH Fair Wage Principles
- Fendi socio-environmental monitoring program data · search the archive · Suppliers mostly in Italy; unannounced internal audits since 2012, reaching second-tier suppliers; LVMH social checklist
- Fendi Sustainability - Leather & Fur · search the archive · Leather: 99% from LWG-certified suppliers, 86% Gold or Silver rated; fur 100% Furmark certified
- Fendi Sustainability - Textile · search the archive · Cotton 59% of fabric, 88% sustainable (GOTS/OCS, recycled); silk 4% of fabric, 74% certified; cashmere minor, under SFA
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Fendi ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/fendi, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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