Molteni&C
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Italian furniture maker making sofas, tables and kitchens.
Molteni&C makes its designer furniture and kitchens in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 4 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 4 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: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- 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 (leather and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber
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
Molteni&C 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
- "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics 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.
- Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, 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.
Research notes Molteni&C makes its furniture at the Molteni Group's industrial complex in Giussano, Italy, but publishes no production breakdown or supplier list; its 2023 sustainability report covers environment and staff, with no supplier data. Its supplier code of conduct (revised March 2026) bans forced and child labour and allows announced audits, but requires only legal minimum or collective agreement wages, and no audit results are published. A 2022 upholstery catalogue says its sofa wood frames are FSC certified, but no FSC share or leather origin is published.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report does not assess furniture makers, and its Electronics Industry Report ended in 2016. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian modern slavery statement; Molteni&C sells here through franchised flagship stores in Melbourne and Sydney. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Molteni Group, the 560 million record year (Il Sole 24 Ore, 2026) · search the archive · Wholly family-owned group based in Giussano; about 560 million euros sales in 2025; stores in Melbourne and Sydney
- Australia's first Molteni&C | Dada flagship (Indesign Live) · search the archive · Molteni&C Dada flagship store opened in Australia
- Gio Ponti D.153.1 armchair (GoModern) · search the archive · Upholstered pieces offered in Molteni&C leathers as one option alongside its fabrics
- Molteni&C upholstery manual 2022 (Viva Interiors) · search the archive · Says its upholstery wood structures carry FSC certification, without giving a share
- Molteni Group Supplier Code of Conduct (2026) · search the archive · Bans forced and child labour; wages at legal minimum or collective agreement; announced audits up to twice a year
Published by Molteni&C or its owner
- Molteni&C identity and history (Molteni&C) · search the archive · Family business founded in Giussano in 1934; main industrial complex and wood processing in Giussano
- 2023 Sustainability Report (Molteni&C) · search the archive · Group 2023 sustainability report on environment, staff training and governance; no supplier or audit figures
Company details
- Owned by
- Molteni Group (Molteni family)
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Molteni&C ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/molteni-c, 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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