H&M Home
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
H&M's homewares range of bed linen, cushions, tableware and decor.
There's no proof H&M Home pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage.
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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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, India and Bangladesh.
- 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 listPublishes its supplier list
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Gives workers a real voice |
Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From its parent group's supplier list, which covers H&M Home and its sister brands. H&M Home publishes no breakdown of its own, so the countries shown are the group's. 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 |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| 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
- Publishes supplier list
- Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
- Modern slavery statement
- Actively empowers workers (ownership, worker committees, union agreements, training)
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses timber in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes H&M Home is made by H&M Group's independent suppliers, which the group lists in a supplier list updated quarterly; the group's largest production countries are China and Bangladesh, with India, Turkey and others also used, but no breakdown for home products is published. The group has union agreements with IndustriALL, signed the International Accord and takes part in ACT on living wages, but has no time-bound living wage target; it scored 48/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, down from 57. Cotton bed and bath linen is a core part of the range; wood appears in a smaller share of decor.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | Owner H&M Group scored 48 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5), after 57 in 2024; it rates the group's clothing, and H&M Home is not rated separately. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | The 2025 H&M Group modern slavery statement covers H&M Australia and all group brands. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | H&M profile records group-wide supplier cases (e.g. Myanmar 2022-23); none specific to H&M Home. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB - Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report: H&M Group scored 48/100 (average 31.5); H&M Home not listed among rated brands
- H&M Group supply chain transparency · search the archive · Quarterly supplier list covering group suppliers and factories
- H&M Home is launching its first Sydney store (Concrete Playground, 2015) · search the archive · H&M Home store selling bedroom, bathroom and kitchenware opened in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney
Published by H&M Home or its owner
- H&M Group Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · Group statement covering H&M Australia and all brands, incl. recruitment fee cases at suppliers
- H&M Home Australia · search the archive · Australian online range of cotton bed and bath linen, cushions, tableware and decor
Company details
- Owned by
- H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- Headquarters
- Sweden
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is H&M Home ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/h-m-home, 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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