Insta360
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Shenzhen maker of 360-degree and action cameras.
We couldn't find where Insta360 makes most of its products, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most electronics are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- 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 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere electronics are usually made, such as China and Malaysia, 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
- Not met: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Insta360 makes most of its products, so this shows where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 55% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Malaysia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South Korea | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| India | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Insta360's IPO prospectus says its consumer cameras, its main products, are made by outsourced (OEM) manufacturers, while professional cameras are made in-house; retail listings give China as the country of origin. It publishes no supplier list, supplier code of conduct, modern slavery statement or conflict minerals report, and is not covered by labour rights benchmarks.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Not assessed in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark, which covers larger ICT companies. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Insta360 IPO prospectus analysis (36Kr) · search the archive · Consumer products made by OEM manufacturers, professional products in-house; outsourced processing 11.17% of 2024 operating costs
- Who owns Insta360 and where are the cameras made? (SlashGear) · search the archive · Shenzhen-based Arashi Vision; product listings show cameras made in China
- Insta360 goes public a decade after founding (TechNode, June 2025) · search the archive · Listed on the Shanghai STAR Market in June 2025
Published by Insta360 or its owner
- Australia's first Insta360 store opening (Insta360) · search the archive · Flagship store opened at Chadstone, Melbourne, November 2025
Company details
- Owned by
- Arashi Vision Inc. (SSE: 688775)
- Headquarters
- China
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Insta360 ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/insta360, 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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