GreenPan
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Ceramic nonstick cookware brand known for its Thermolon coating.
Linked to Unpaid or underpaid wages
There's no proof GreenPan pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
Better-graded cookware and tableware
Graded higher than GreenPan, selling the same kinds of things.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production in high-risk countries and a problem with pay, rights or safety with no fix shown. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record: the most serious problem on its record (unpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2015) is more than 5 years old.
- 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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and India, 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
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- 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 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: A confirmed problem with pay, rights or safety not shown to be put rightShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From product labels; GreenPan doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| 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 |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | 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.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes GreenPan says it owns its factory in China, where it makes and coats many of its pans, and that its Stanley Tucci range is made in Italy. It gives no shares, so China is shown alone because most ranges are made there. A 2016 China Labor Watch report found overtime, safety and wage problems at Anotech, a Chinese factory it listed as making GreenPan pans. The group's UK modern slavery statement contains only policy commitments, with no audits, factory list or wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | The Cookware Company UK & Ireland Ltd publishes a short UK modern slavery statement (financial year 2023) setting out a code of conduct and contract terms, with no audit results or factory details. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics, not cookware brands. View |
Confirmed issues 1
Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted
| Last recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A 2015 China Labor Watch and Solidar Suisse investigation of Anotech, a Jiangmen factory listed as supplying GreenPan, found heavy overtime not paid as the law requires, unpaid meetings, poor safety equipment, a crush injury and 20% wage deductions for leaving (report published 2016). Source · search the archive | Not knownNo public response from GreenPan or The Cookware Company to the findings, or any remedy for workers, has been reported. |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Dirty Frying Pans (China Labor Watch and Solidar Suisse, 2016) · search the archive · Anotech (Jiangmen) lists GreenPan as customer; 2015 findings on overtime pay, safety, unpaid time and resignation deductions
- The Cookware Company (Creativeskills.be) · search the archive · Company based at Drongen near Ghent, Belgium
- GreenPan Shades 3pc Frypan Set (Myer) · search the archive · GreenPan sold by Myer in Australia
Published by GreenPan or its owner
- Where is GreenPan made? (GreenPan help centre) · search the archive · Many GreenPan, GreenLife, Blue Diamond and Merten & Storck products made in China; Stanley Tucci range made in Italy; company owns its factory
- The Cookware Company has its own factory in China (GreenPan help centre) · search the archive · Own factory in China produces and coats the pans
- Modern Slavery Statement (The Cookware Company UK & Ireland) · search the archive · Statement for year to 31 December 2023; code of conduct and contract clauses; no audits or factory details
Company details
- Headquarters
- Belgium
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is GreenPan ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/greenpan, 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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