Loewe
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
LVMH-owned Madrid luxury house known for leather handbags.
Loewe is rated as part of a company that scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
Better-graded bags and accessories
Graded higher than Loewe, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 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.
- 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.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton, leather and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 21/100 (2026, the company it's rated with)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Loewe'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.
Bags & backpacks, Jackets & coats, Knitwear, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Jeans, Dresses & skirts, T-shirts, Shoes, Sandals & thongs, Sneakers: Lacks transparency, the same as Loewe overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
Product labels show Italy and Portugal. Press and retailer reports name Spain. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Modern slavery statement
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited.
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its leather. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Loewe says its products are made in its own ateliers and by a network of external workshops; its leather goods are made at its own factory in Getafe near Madrid, Spain, while retailer labels show shoes made in Italy and ready-to-wear made in Portugal. It publishes no supplier list or production shares. It uses external firms for some supplier audits but publishes no results, and its online modern slavery statement dates from 2016. LVMH's Fair Wage Principles apply, with no independent proof of living wages; LVMH scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Loewe's UK modern slavery statement, for 2016, says products are mainly made by its own industrial subsidiaries and some vendors get external audits; it names no countries or results. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | LVMH scored 29% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, and its brands other than Fendi scored 29% or lower, against a 26% average. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Problem found | Parent LVMH scored 21 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; Loewe is not scored separately. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Parent LVMH scored 46.1 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- LVMH - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · LVMH: Ethical Fashion Report 2026 21/100; CHRB 2026 46.1/100; FTI 2023 29%; KnowTheChain 2023 6/100
- Loewe - Good On You · search the archive · Cashmere: listed among materials used; wage programme claimed, no evidence of living wages
- Spanish raw material sets Loewe apart, CEO claims (Leatherbiz, 2013) · search the archive · Leather goods made at Loewe's Getafe factory near Madrid; lambskin from the Spanish Pyrenees
- Loewe Anagram cotton-blend T-shirt (Mytheresa) · search the archive · Cotton: used in ready-to-wear such as logo T-shirts; this T-shirt is made in Portugal
- Loewe Pebble 45 leather mules (Mytheresa) · search the archive · Shoes: calf leather mules labelled made in Italy
Published by Loewe or its owner
- Loewe UK Modern Slavery Act Statement · search the archive · FY2016 statement: products mainly made by Loewe's industrial subsidiaries; external audits of some vendors; no results
- Sustainability at LOEWE · search the archive · Made in own ateliers and a network of external workshops; 99% of leather from certified tanneries in 2024; LWG member since 2013
Company details
- Headquarters
- Spain
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Loewe ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/loewe, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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