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Mepra

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 2 November 2026 · 7 sources

Italian maker of stainless steel cutlery and cookware.

Mepra publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.

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There's no proof it pays more than the legal minimum, which in Vietnam is well below a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 3 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 3 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
  • 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: no certification, independent audits or supplier list

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

Mepra says it makes products in Italy. Product labels show Vietnam.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below 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 Mepra has its head office and factory in Lumezzane, Italy, and says its products are all made in Italy. A UK retailer lists two Mepra cutlery sets (Stile and Neve) as made in Vietnam, which the company does not mention, so how much is made there is unknown. Mepra publishes no supplier list, social audits, code of conduct or wage information, and holds no labour certifications. No labour issues were found.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess homewares brands like Mepra. View

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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  1. Mepra company catalogue (2016) · search the archive · Head office and factory at Via Virgilio Montini 176, Lumezzane; Prandelli family business
  2. Mepra profile (Four Magazine) · search the archive · Mepra says its cutlery, cookware and serveware are all made in Italy; founded by the Prandelli brothers in 1947
  3. Fatturato Mepra SpA (Top Aziende, Quotidiano.net) · search the archive · 2024 revenue about €19.9m; 64 employees; based in Lumezzane, Brescia
  4. Mepra Stile cutlery set (Borough Kitchen) · search the archive · UK retailer lists this Mepra set's country of origin as Vietnam
  5. Mepra Neve cutlery set (Borough Kitchen) · search the archive · UK retailer lists this Mepra set's country of origin as Vietnam
  6. Mepra Michelangelo serving spoon (Borough Kitchen) · search the archive · Country of origin listed as Italy

Published by Mepra or its owner

  1. Mepra online shop · search the archive · Own online shop with worldwide shipping; no sustainability or labour policy shown

Company details

Headquarters
Italy
Employees
About 64
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Mepra ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/mepra, 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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