Le Klint
Good. Shows the people who make its products are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Danish company known for hand-pleated lampshades.
Le Klint makes its hand-pleated lamps in its own factories in Denmark, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are about a living wage.
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It shows where its materials and parts come from.
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Why it's graded Good
- Met: Meets all 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
| Star | Awarded for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pays above a living wage | Not earned | |
| Gives workers a real voice | Not earned | |
| Open supply chain | Not earned | |
| Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities | Not earned |
3 stars for the first way it goes above and beyond, and one more for each further way, up to 6. About stars
Good requirements 7 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Denmark are about 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
- Met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneEarlier stages shown
- 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 (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: timber
Red flags 0
None found.
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Le Klint's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
- A product made with timber: On Track
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Where it's made
From Le Klint's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses timber in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its timber comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Shows where its earlier production stages happen (materials and components), and they're in low-risk countries or independently audited
Research notes Le Klint folds its lampshades by hand at its own premises in Odense, Denmark, where it has made them since the 1960s. It says most metal parts and painting come from Danish suppliers, wooden parts from partners on Funen and in Jutland, paper from Germany and glass and plastic foil from Europe. It expects partners to follow working guidelines but publishes no supplier code of conduct, supplier list, audit results or wage commitments. No labour abuses have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No Australian modern slavery statement covers Le Klint; it reaches Australia through overseas online retailers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No company profile or labour rights stories about Le Klint. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report does not assess lighting makers. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Le Klint, manufacturer (Finnish Design Shop) · search the archive · Founded 1901 by P.V. Jensen Klint; company formed 1943; lamps crafted by hand at its own workshop in Odense
- 101M pendant (Finnish Design Shop Australia) · search the archive · Le Klint lamps sold in AUD and shipped to Australia from Finland
Published by Le Klint or its owner
- Sustainability (Le Klint) · search the archive · Production kept in Odense; metal parts and painting by Danish suppliers; wood from Funen and Jutland; paper from Germany; glass from Europe
- Our history (Le Klint) · search the archive · Klint Foundation is sole owner; production and HQ at Egestubben in Odense since the 1960s, after leaving rented premises
- Le Klint 164 Softly Pleated (Le Klint) · search the archive · Lamps folded by technicians in Odense; some models use wooden parts from Danish partners; HQ Egestubben 13-17, Odense
- Le Klint - Le Klint 1 product page · search the archive · Shades folded in Odense; paper 'made in Germany by a supplier'; plastic 'made in Europe from a special lampshade foil'; 'Most of the metal components are produced by ourselves or by our Danish suppliers'; wood from Danish partners.
Company details
- Owned by
- Klint Foundation (Klint-Fonden)
- Headquarters
- Denmark
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Le Klint ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/le-klint, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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