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Krosno

On Track

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

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Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources

Polish glassware brand selling wine glasses and tumblers.

Krosno makes its glassware and stemware in its own factories in Poland, where legal wages are close to a living wage.

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Why it's graded On Track

How grades are decided

Good requirements 5 of 7

  • Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Poland are close to a living wage, not checked at the company
  • Met: Respects worker rights
  • Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • 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:
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Where it's made

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

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
PolandRegular violationsClose to 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
  • "Made in Poland" 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. Source

Research notes Krosno makes its glassware at its own glassworks in Krosno, Poland, with about 1,400 staff, including some 460 glassblowers on hand-made lines, and markets it as 100% Polish. Companies linked to the Pik family bought 60% of the company from a CVI-managed fund in 2025-26. The factory holds ISO 45001 workplace health and safety certification, but the company publishes no social audits, wage data or modern slavery statement; Poland has EU labour protections. No recent labour abuse reports were found; a union dispute over job cuts dates from 2008.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess glassware brands. View
US Department of Labor goods listsNot listedGlassware from Poland is not on the US Department of Labor list of goods made with child or forced labour. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Krosno Glass zmieni właściciela w wielomilionowej transakcji (XYZ, August 2025) · search the archive · Pik family firms buy 60% from Noble Fund Mezzanine (CVI); about 1,400 staff, 460 in hand production; glassworks in Krosno
  2. Krosno sets sights on brand growth and a return to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (Poland Insight, April 2026) · search the archive · CEO Iwona Pik: 'We have new owners and a new strategy'; about 1,400 staff at the glassworks
  3. Krosno Harmony white wine glasses 370ml (Minimax) · search the archive · Made in Poland; sold by Minimax with click and collect from its Australian stores
  4. Nobody wants a strike (Parkiet, 2008) · search the archive · 2008 union dispute over planned job cuts at Krosno

Published by Krosno or its owner

  1. About us (Krosno) · search the archive · 100% Polish glass made in Krosno; about 1,400 staff; ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified

Company details

Headquarters
Poland
Employees
About 1,400
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Krosno ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/krosno, 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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