Gucci
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Florence luxury house selling clothing, handbags and shoes.
Gucci makes its luxury fashion, leather goods and shoes in Italy and publishes its supplier list, which Italian fashion needs before we presume a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It publishes a modern slavery statement.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 6 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 6 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Italy are close to a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: yarn, fabric, dyeing and, for shoes, uppers
- 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 listPublishes its supplier 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 0
None found.
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 Gucci'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.
Dresses & skirts, Jackets & coats, Suits, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Knitwear, T-shirts, Sneakers, Shoes, Boots, Sandals & thongs, Bags & backpacks, Hats: On Track, the same as Gucci overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From Gucci's own disclosure: it publishes its supplier list.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton and leather.
- Publishes supplier list
- Modern slavery statement
- "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, yarn, fabric, dyeing and, for shoes, uppers 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.
- Uses natural rubber, silk and cashmere in only a few products. It doesn't show where its natural rubber comes from and traces or certifies most of its silk and cashmere. 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 Gucci's products are made mainly by independent workshops and subcontractors in Italy, with some in-house production near Florence. No country breakdown is published, so it is shown as made in Italy. Gucci publishes a list of its main finished-goods suppliers, and Kering audited about 70% of its 4,470 suppliers in 2024, half of them unannounced. Kering scored 44/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. Neither Gucci nor Kering has a public living wage target: Kering's audits check legal minimum wages, and Gucci got a C in the Clean Clothes Campaign's 2019 Tailored Wages report. Italian subcontracting of leather goods remains a known risk.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Gucci scored 80% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, second highest of 250 brands; other Kering brands scored 51%. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by Kering's 2024 modern slavery statement, which includes Gucci Australia; 4,470 suppliers, mainly in Italy and France, and about 70% audited in 2024. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | Owner Kering scored 44/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5); Gucci is not scored separately. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Kering scored 52.1% in the World Benchmarking Alliance's 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark. 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 December 2025 Milan prosecutors named Gucci among 13 luxury brands whose Italian subcontractors were suspected of severely exploiting mostly Chinese migrant workers, and requested its audit and supply chain records; Gucci was not formally under investigation (AFP via FashionUnited, 2025). Source
- A 2014 RAI 'Report' investigation filmed Chinese workers at Mondo Libero, a Gucci handbag subcontractor near Florence, working up to 14 hours a day on four-hour contracts; Gucci said it had inspected the site, most problems had been fixed and it would step up checks (Reuters via Fox Business, 2014). Source
Sources and actions
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- Kering - Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Kering 44/100 in 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; 52.1% in WBA Human Rights Benchmark 2026; KnowTheChain 2023 23/100; Tailored Wages 2019
- Kering SA 2024 Modern Slavery Statement (Australian register) · search the archive · 4,470 suppliers mainly in Italy and France; 4,550 audits in 2024, 52% unannounced; no proven child or forced labour cases; no living wage target
- Gucci in Fashion Transparency Index 2023 (Journal du Luxe) · search the archive · Gucci scored 80% in FTI 2023
- Italy sweatshop probe snares more luxury brands (FashionUnited/AFP) · search the archive · Dec 2025: Milan prosecutor requests documents from Gucci, YSL, McQueen and others over suspected exploitation at subcontractors
- Kering - Core Supplier List (WikiRate) · search the archive · Gucci publishes a Tier 1 supplier list of main finished-product suppliers, covering 86% of Tier 1 factories
- Gucci to strengthen supplier checks after TV allegations (Fox Business/Reuters) · search the archive · 2014 RAI report on Mondo Libero subcontractor; Gucci's response; 576 Italian suppliers
- With sales boom in mind, Gucci tightens grip on suppliers (Reuters via Oman Observer) · search the archive · 2018: independent suppliers made 75% of Gucci leather goods; buying up suppliers
Company details
- Owned by
- Kering SA
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Gucci ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/gucci, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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