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Joseph Joseph

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

London design company selling kitchen utensils and storage.

There's no proof Joseph Joseph 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 has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. 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.

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 countries such as China and India, 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: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

Joseph Joseph names some of the countries it makes in: China. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industryNo 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.
  • Modern slavery statement

Research notes Joseph Joseph designs its products in London and buys them from suppliers; its modern slavery statement names China as where its main supply chain risks lie, but gives no factory count, country split or full country list. It reports third-party announced and unannounced audits, a child labour remediation policy and Sedex membership, but publishes no supplier list, audit results or living wage commitment, and no newer statement than 2022 is on the UK registry. No investigation of its factories has been reported.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedJoseph Joseph Group's 2021-22 UK modern slavery statement names migrant workers, child labour and women workers in its Chinese supply chain as priority risks and reports third-party audits. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. Joseph Joseph - Wikipedia · search the archive · London-based, founded 2003, privately owned by Richard and Antony Joseph

Published by Joseph Joseph or its owner

  1. JOSEPH JOSEPH GROUP LIMITED modern slavery statement summary (2022) · search the archive · Priority risks in Chinese Tier 1 and 2 suppliers; third-party announced and unannounced audits; child labour remediation policy
  2. Joseph Joseph - Sustainability · search the archive · Sedex member; FSC packaging; no factory locations or audit results

Company details

Headquarters
United Kingdom
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Joseph Joseph ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/joseph-joseph, 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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