Marco Bicego
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Family-run Italian jeweller known for hand-engraved gold.
Marco Bicego makes its hand-engraved Italian gold jewellery in its own factories in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It is certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 5 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 5 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Italy are close to 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
- 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: watch movements, cases and dials, and cast or set parts
- 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
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Marco Bicego's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Responsible Jewellery Council certified: Industry code for jewellery businesses covering human rights and responsible sourcing. Its Chain of Custody standard traces materials; the basic certification does not. Source
- Owns or runs its own production
- "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, watch movements, cases and dials, and cast or set parts 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
- It is Responsible Jewellery Council certified, but its stones and gold aren't traced to the mine. The Kimberley Process only covers diamonds that fund rebel wars, not abuses by governments or forced labour.
Research notes Marco Bicego says its jewellery is made by hand by its own artisans at its Trissino headquarters, and it runs an academy to train goldsmiths for its production. It gained its first RJC Code of Practices certification in 2025, without Chain of Custody, so its gold and gemstones are not traced to the mine. It publishes no supplier list, audit results, recycled gold share or living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian Marco Bicego entity large enough to report under the Modern Slavery Act was identified. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Marco Bicego's workshop or suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- The Jewellery Editor - Meet Marco Bicego (2016) · search the archive · Marco Bicego says each piece is crafted by hand by his artisans at the company headquarters; father's workshop founded 1958.
- Milano Finanza - Bicego: a savoir-faire rooted in the territory (2025) · search the archive · Founder kept production in Italy; Marco Bicego Academy launched in 2022 to train goldsmiths and expand production capacity.
- McKinneys Jewellers - Marco Bicego Craftsmanship · search the archive · All collections made in Italy at the company's Trissino workshop, which keeps end-to-end production there.
- McKinneys Jewellers - home page · search the archive · Fortitude Valley, Queensland jeweller with a shop at 1000 Ann St stocking Marco Bicego.
Published by Marco Bicego or its owner
- Marco Bicego Achieves RJC Certification (2025) · search the archive · Marco Bicego S.p.A. received its first RJC certification, to the 2019 Code of Practices, announced 6 March 2025.
- Marco Bicego - Corporate Social Responsibility · search the archive · RJC COP 2019 certificate; registered office in Trissino; no Chain of Custody, sourcing or wage details; Australia in country selector.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Marco Bicego ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/marco-bicego, 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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