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Keter

Harm on record

Harm on record. Has recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 1 November 2026 · 5 sources

Maker of resin garden storage boxes, sheds, outdoor furniture and home storage.

In 2022, three of Keter's own employees died in workplace incidents.

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There's no public record of Keter putting this right.

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Why it's graded Harm on record

  • 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.
  • Holds the grade back: It's Harm on record because of a serious confirmed problem from the last 5 years with no public record of it being put right: deadly safety failure, last recorded in 2022.

How grades are decided

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 rightsA confirmed problem counts against it: deadly safety failure, last recorded in 2022
  • 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
  • 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 3

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Clear breaches of labour conditions
  • Red flag: A confirmed problem with pay, rights or safety not shown to be put right

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

From Keter's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. 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
ChinaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
PolandRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IsraelSystematic violationsNot ratedLow
United StatesSystematic violationsBelow a living wageLow
CanadaRegular violationsAbout a living wageLow
NetherlandsStrong protectionsAbout a living wageLow
United KingdomRegular violationsClose to a living wageLow
HungarySystematic violationsClose to a living wageModerate
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
SpainStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
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.
  • Owns or runs its own production
  • Modern slavery statement

Research notes Keter makes almost all its products in its own plants: 16 sites in 10 countries in 2025; in 2022 these were in Israel, the US, Canada, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg. About 56% of staff are covered by collective agreements and about 19% of the workforce is non-payroll. Its 2025 report shows no deaths in 2023-2025 in total but lists three in Israel in 2023, which is unclear. Supplier audits are selective, with no counts or results, and it reports no wage data.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedKeter UK Limited published a modern slavery statement for 2024/25, citing annual ethical audits of its UK sites and a vendor questionnaire. View

Confirmed issues 1

Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted

Last recordedWhat happenedMade amends?
2022Keter's 2022 sustainability report records three employee fatalities in 2022, after none in 2018-2021, and says its safety performance was below expectation (Keter, 2023). Source · archived copyFound by the company, fix not shown The company found and published this itself but hasn't shown it is fixing it, so it counts against the grade.Not knownKeter said its safety performance was below expectation and was being addressed urgently; no remedy for the workers' families is reported.

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. New sustainability report released by the Keter Group (PR Newswire) · search the archive · July 2023 release of the 2022 sustainability report
  2. Keter 380L Darwin Outdoor Storage Box - Bunnings · search the archive · Keter storage box sold by Bunnings in Australia, orderable in store

Published by Keter or its owner

  1. Keter Sustainability Report 2022 · archived copy · 20 manufacturing sites in 10 countries listed by country; in-house production of almost all products; three employee fatalities in 2022
  2. Keter Sustainability Report 2025 · search the archive · 16 sites in 10 countries; 4,235 employees; 56% collective bargaining; lenders took ownership from BC Partners in 2024; selective supplier audits
  3. Keter UK modern slavery statement 2024/25 · search the archive · Keter UK annual statement; annual ethical audits; vendor questionnaire and code of conduct

Company details

Headquarters
Israel
Employees
About 4,235
Last researched
1 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Keter ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/keter, last researched 1 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Harm on record means

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