Nomination
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Family-owned Italian brand known for Composable charm bracelets.
Until Nomination traces its gold and gemstones to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- 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
- 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
- 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 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From product labels; Nomination doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| SwitzerlandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | About 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.
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Nomination labels its jewellery made in Italy and says its decorated links are hand-crafted in Florence; in 2014 it said it made its links using only local Tuscan subcontractors. It does not name its workshops or suppliers, and publishes no audits, materials sourcing details or wage commitments.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Nomination or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Timesupply secures Nomination jewellery distribution (Jeweller) · search the archive · Adelaide-based Timesupply took over Australian distribution and its 55 jeweller stockists from 2018.
- Nomination (Jeweller, April 2026) · search the archive · Timesupply still listed as Nomination's Australian distributor in 2026.
- Nomination story (Gioiellis, 2014) · search the archive · Family company founded by Paolo Gensini; makes about 9,000 links a day using only local subcontractors.
Published by Nomination or its owner
- Nomination - Made in Italy: artistry and innovation · search the archive · Jewellery presented as made in Italy using Florentine artisanal production techniques.
- Composable Classic I Love You bracelet (Nomination) · search the archive · Product listed as made in Italy; links hand-crafted in Florence; stainless steel with rose gold
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Nomination ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/nomination, 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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