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Lenox

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 · 5 sources

US tableware brand selling fine china, dinnerware and crystal.

There's no proof Lenox 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 a hidden, unaudited supply chain 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: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

From product labels; Lenox doesn't say where its products are made. 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.

Research notes Lenox closed its last US factory, the Kinston, North Carolina bone china plant, in 2020 and said production would move to suppliers in Europe and Asia. Retailer listings give China as the origin of its dinnerware, and its crystal glassware is described as European, without a country named. Lenox does not name its factories or publish a supplier code, audit results or a modern slavery statement. No labour abuse reports involving Lenox suppliers were found.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot listedNo Lenox statement appears on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid does not rate tableware brands. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Lenox to close Kinston facility in US (Retail Insight Network, 2020) · search the archive · Kinston bone china plant closed in 2020; manufacturing to shift to Europe and Asia
  2. Lenox Holiday pasta soup plate (Wayfair) · search the archive · Country of origin listed as China
  3. Lenox Autumn porcelain dinnerware set (Perigold) · search the archive · Listed as imported; buyer reports it is made in China
  4. Lenox Tuscany Classics champagne flutes (desertcart) · search the archive · Glassware made of European crystal; sold through an international online marketplace that ships to over 100 countries
  5. Lenox (company) (Wikipedia) · search the archive · Owned by Centre Lane Partners since October 2020; brands include Oneida, Gorham and Reed & Barton

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Lenox ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/lenox, 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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