Peak Design
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Based on what Peak Design publishes, with few independent checks. Researched with AI assistance against published rules. Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources · How we check
San Francisco company designing camera bags and backpacks.
Peak Design makes most of its camera bags, travel bags and tripods in four countries, including China and Vietnam, and is a certified B Corp.
Also worth knowing
Its factories are Fair Trade USA certified, with audited conditions and a premium paid to workers.
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Why it's graded On Track
Meets 5 of 6 Good requirements, with no red flags.Open why it has this gradeClose why it has this grade
- Not met: Meets 5 of 6 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 5 of 6
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: strong fair-pay scheme (Fair Trade USA factories)
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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 (leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: leather
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
China, Vietnam, Indonesia and 4 more countries.Open where it's madeClose where it's made
Peak Design says it makes products in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. Product labels show China. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Philippines | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
2 things we found and what 3 independent sources say.Open the evidenceClose the evidence
What we found
- Uses leather in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its leather comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
Research notes Peak Design says all its bags come from Fair Trade USA certified factories, including AJ Solutions in Vietnam and the Philippines and Kanaan in Indonesia (certified 2024), where workers receive a premium. Tripods are made in China. Its 2024 impact report names six Tier 1 facilities with social and environmental audit results for all of them, some marked as needing improvement, but gives no full addresses, shares by country or wider supplier list. Fair Trade USA checks legal wages but does not require a living wage, and no living wage commitment is published. Leather is limited to accents on a few products.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Certified B Corp since 2019; the directory lists the company as certified and 100% employee-owned. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportAnother organisation's rating | Not assessed | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report (latest 2026) and Electronics Industry Report (ended 2016) do not assess camera bag and accessory makers like Peak Design. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour abuse reports or response requests concerning Peak Design were found on the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. View |
Sources and actions
7 sources, company details, and how to send evidence or a right of reply.Open the sources and company detailsClose the sources and company details
Sources 7
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- Peak Design - B Corp Directory · search the archive · Certified B Corp since 2019; employee-owned
- Peak Design Travel Tripod (Pack Hacker) · search the archive · Travel Tripod manufacturing country: China
- Peak Design Travel Duffel sustainability report (Better Trail) · search the archive · Leather only as LWG-certified accents on one colourway; working towards Fair Trade certifying all Tier 1 factories
- Peak Design - JB Hi-Fi · search the archive · Peak Design products sold by JB Hi-Fi, which has stores across Australia
Published by Peak Design or its owner
- Factories - Peak Design Impact Report · search the archive · All bags sourced from Fair Trade Certified factories; AJ Solutions Philippines certified 2023; supply chain of hundreds of factories
- Peak Design Annual Impact Report 2024 · search the archive · Social and environmental audits of all Tier 1 facilities; names AJ Solutions (Philippines, Vietnam); Kanaan in Indonesia Fair Trade certified 2024
- Peak Design 2024 In Review (Impact Report) · search the archive · Social and environmental audits of all Tier 1 factories; 91 employees
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Employees
- About 91
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Peak Design ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/peak-design, 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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