Labour Lens

ILVE

On Track

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

Family-owned Italian maker of premium cookers and ovens.

ILVE makes its freestanding cookers and ovens in its own factories in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.

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Why it's graded On Track

How grades are decided

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: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
  • 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 0

None found.

Stars it would earn as Good:
StarAwarded for
Open supply chain

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Where it's made

From ILVE's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow

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
  • "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics 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.

Research notes ILVE says its cookers are assembled one at a time at its own factory in Campodarsego, Italy. Making products in its own Italian factory means work is covered by EU and Italian labour law. ILVE publishes no supplier list for parts and components, no modern slavery statement, audit results or wage information, and no labour abuse reports linked to the company have been found.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredNot assessed by Baptist World Aid, whose reports cover clothing and electronics, not cooking appliance makers. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot coveredNo modern slavery statement found; ILVE's Australian business is likely below the A$100 million reporting threshold. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. ILVE: A Legacy Built for the Future (Winning Appliances) · search the archive · Founded 1969 in Campodarsego; appliances handcrafted in Campodarsego, Italy; sold in Australia since 1984
  2. ILVE starts own Australian subsidiary (Appliance Retailer) · search the archive · Fully owned ANZ subsidiary from 2024; sold via Harvey Norman, Winning Appliances, Betta and others
  3. Eurolinx ends ILVE distribution (Appliance Retailer) · search the archive · ILVE S.p.A. led by owner Alberto Illotti; describes itself as a small manufacturer

Published by ILVE or its owner

  1. Italian Handcrafted (ILVE USA) · search the archive · Ranges assembled one unit at a time by artisans at the Campodarsego, Padova factory in Italy

Company details

Headquarters
Italy
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is ILVE ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ilve, 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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