Loro Piana
Harm on record. Has recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
LVMH-owned Italian house known for cashmere and fine wool.
In 2025, a Milan court found subcontracted workshops making Loro Piana's cashmere jackets paid €4 an hour for up to 90-hour weeks.
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Loro Piana has only partly put this right.
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Why it's graded Harm on record
- Not met: Meets 1 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 that it has only partly put right: labour rights breach, last recorded in 2025.
Good requirements 1 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: labour rights breach, last recorded in 2025
- 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: Clear breaches of labour conditions
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Loro Piana says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- 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 leather 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 cashmere. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Loro Piana weaves fabric in its own mills in Italy and does first-stage cashmere processing at a mill in Mongolia, but clothing is also made by outside contractors in Italy, as the 2025 court case showed. It publishes no supplier list and gives audit counts but not results. LVMH's Fair Wage Principles apply, with no independent proof of living wages. Its cashmere comes mainly from Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China. Shares show Italy only, the one country where it says clothing is made.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| News reporting and NGO investigations | Problem found | A Milan court's prevention measures section placed Loro Piana S.p.A. under one year of judicial administration in July 2025 over exploitation in subcontracted workshops; it was lifted early in April 2026. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Its 2024 UK and California statement reports 11 production sites (9 in Italy), more than 900 audits and 250 follow-ups in 2024, and about 4,000 staff; it names no suppliers. 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 recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | In July 2025 a Milan court put Loro Piana S.p.A. under judicial administration, finding it culpably failed to check that Chinese-run workshops subcontracted to make its cashmere jackets paid €4 an hour for up to 90-hour weeks, with undeclared workers and dormitories (Reuters, 2025). Source · archived copy | PartlyCut the supplier, ran about 2,400 audits and dropped 100+ suppliers; the court lifted oversight early in April 2026. No pay or compensation to the workers has been reported. |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- A 2024 Bloomberg report said Andean communities in Lucanas, Peru, that supply vicuña wool receive about $280 for the fibre in a $9,000 Loro Piana sweater, and that most members said they saw no benefit; Loro Piana said it has invested in local irrigation, education and infrastructure (Remezcla, 2024). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Milan court orders judicial administration for Loro Piana (FashionUnited, 2025) · search the archive · Court found Loro Piana culpably facilitated exploitation via Evergreen and Sor-Man subcontracting to Chinese workshops; company ended supplier tie
- Italy lifts judicial oversight on Loro Piana over supply chain abuses (FashionNetwork, 2026) · search the archive · Oversight lifted early in April 2026 after 2,400 audits and cutting 100+ suppliers; no worker compensation mentioned
- LVMH's Loro Piana put under court administration over worker abuse (Reuters via Business Day, 2025) · archived copy · Loro Piana Spa under administration; workshop workers paid €4/hour for up to 90-hour weeks; some undocumented; worker beaten over unpaid wages
- Luxury brand Loro Piana accused of exploiting Indigenous Peruvians (Remezcla, 2024) · search the archive · Bloomberg report on low returns to vicuña-supplying communities in Peru; company response
- Loro Piana Open Walk suede leather loafers (1stdibs) · search the archive · Leather: used in shoes such as the suede Open Walk loafer, a smaller part of its range
Published by Loro Piana or its owner
- Loro Piana S.p.A. California Transparency and UK Modern Slavery Act Statement (FY2024) · search the archive · 11 production sites, 9 in Italy; 900+ audits in 2024; about 4,000 staff; no living wage commitment
- Cashmere (Loro Piana) · search the archive · Cashmere: sourced mainly from Mongolia and Inner Mongolia; first processing at its mill in Ulaanbaatar
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 4,000
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Loro Piana ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/loro-piana, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Harm on record means
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