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HexClad

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 3 sources

Los Angeles company selling hybrid stainless and nonstick pans.

There's no proof HexClad pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 2 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 China, 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
  • 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 (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 2

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

HexClad says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

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.

Research notes HexClad says its cookware is made in China, like most cookware sold today. It does not name its factories or publish a supplier code of conduct, social audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, so conditions for the workers who make its pans are not publicly reported.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredNot assessed in Baptist World Aid's reports, which do not cover cookware brands. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. Studio Ramsay Global makes strategic $100M investment in HexClad (Business Wire, July 2024) · search the archive · HexClad founded 2016, headquartered in Los Angeles; Ramsay equity partner since 2021; Studio Ramsay Global takes minority stake
  2. HexClad Prime Day deals (Australian Women's Weekly Food, Sept 2026) · search the archive · HexClad sold in Australia through Amazon Australia and hexclad.com.au; no physical stores named

Published by HexClad or its owner

  1. HexClad Japan - FAQ · search the archive · "Like the vast majority of cookware and other products today, our products are manufactured in China."

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is HexClad ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/hexclad, 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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