Natuzzi
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 8 sources
Italian maker of upholstered sofas and armchairs.
There's no proof Natuzzi pays more than the legal minimum, which in Brazil and China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
Better-graded furniture
Graded higher than Natuzzi, selling the same kinds of things.
None of the furniture brands we know to make furniture is Good yet. These are the strongest so far. Le Klint is Good, but we don't know that it makes furniture.
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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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsSome of its products are made in China, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- 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
- 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: High-risk raw materials (leather and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: leather and timber
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Natuzzi's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Romania | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Owns or runs its own production
- Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- 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.
Research notes Natuzzi makes its furniture in its own plants: Natuzzi Italia in Italy, and Natuzzi Editions mainly in Romania, China (a new Quanjiao plant for the Chinese market) and Brazil, with no split by country. It closed its Shanghai plant in 2024; in 2026 it is closing three of its five Italian plants and moving some work to Romania, and talks with unions on 479 job cuts failed in June 2026. One report also names Vietnam. It holds FSC chain-of-custody and ISO 45001 certification but gives no FSC share, leather origin, supplier list, social audit results or wage data.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report (latest edition 2026) does not assess furniture makers, and its Electronics Industry Report ended in 2016. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Natuzzi or its factories were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 8
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- Natuzzi shifts part of Italian production to Romania (Interior Daily) · search the archive · 2026: work moved to Italsofa Romania (about 600 staff); other sites in Brazil, Vietnam and China
- Natuzzi closes three Italian plants amid deepening crisis (Interior Daily, Aug 2026) · search the archive · Three of five Italian plants closing; Natuzzi Editions work for North America moving from Italy to Romania
- Natuzzi crisis talks fail (Il Post, 26 June 2026) · search the archive · Talks with unions failed 25 June 2026; plan to close five plants and cut 479 jobs; Romania already makes some sofas
- Natuzzi S.p.A. Q1 2025 results and shareholder letter (Business Wire) · search the archive · Editions made mainly in China, Romania, Brazil; Italia made in Italy; Shanghai plant closed 2024; FSC CoC, ISO 45001; 3,587 employees
- Natuzzi consolidates production in Romania (Economedia) · search the archive · May 2026: Italian job-cut plan rejected by unions, who announced strikes; Romania a growing production hub
- Natuzzi receives FSC certification for all operations (Furniture Today) · search the archive · FSC chain-of-custody since 2016 for Natuzzi and its Chinese and Romanian sites; Romanian plant processes raw wood for the group
- Natuzzi Editions Kotara (Birdeye) · search the archive · Natuzzi Editions store at HomeCo, 150 Park Ave, Kotara NSW
Published by Natuzzi or its owner
- Sydney recliner, Natuzzi Editions (Natuzzi) · search the archive · Natuzzi Editions seating sold in leather or fabric upholstery
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 3,587
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Natuzzi ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/natuzzi, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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