FOPE

• Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
• Responsible Jewellery Council certified: Industry code for jewellery businesses covering human rights and responsible sourcing. Its Chain of Custody standard traces materials; the basic certification does not.
• Owns or runs its own production
• "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, watch movements, cases and dials, and cast or set parts can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source
• It is Responsible Jewellery Council certified, but its stones and gold aren't traced to the mine. The Kimberley Process only covers diamonds that fund rebel wars, not abuses by governments or forced labour.

Research notes FOPE makes all its jewellery in its own factory at its Vicenza headquarters, handling every stage in-house, and publishes yearly sustainability reports. It has been RJC certified since 2014 and renewed its Code of Practices certification in autumn 2026 (certificate dated 20 October 2026); it says its gold is LBMA certified, but reports no share of recycled or RJC Chain of Custody gold. It publishes no supplier audits, and its reports give no wage comparison with a living wage.