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Nectar

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 3 November 2026 · 3 sources

US online mattress brand.

There's no proof Nectar pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
  • 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 2 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and India, 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
  • 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, mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

From press and retailer reports; Nectar doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow 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 Nectar's mattresses are made by outside factories it does not name. A 2018 US Federal Trade Commission complaint found its mattresses were then wholly imported from China; customer service has more recently said they may be made in Vietnam, Malaysia or China, which no primary source confirms. It publishes no supplier list, audits or modern slavery statement. Nectar ships only within the US and is not sold in Australia.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot coveredNectar does not trade in Australia and has no Australian modern slavery statement. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports do not assess mattress brands such as Nectar. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. FTC complaint against Resident Home (DreamCloud) and 2018 Nectar Brand findings · search the archive · Nectar Brand LLC, a Resident subsidiary, wholly imported its mattresses from China (2018)

Published by Nectar or its owner

  1. How long does a Nectar mattress take to ship? (Nectar) · search the archive · Nectar ships within the US only; no Australian shipping
  2. Resident Home about page · search the archive · Resident is the company behind Nectar and DreamCloud

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Nectar ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/nectar, 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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