Labour Lens

Rösle

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Little disclosed: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Family-owned German maker of kitchen utensils and grills.

We couldn't find where Rösle makes most of its kitchen tools, cookware and barbecues, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.

Also worth knowing

Most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.

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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 unaudited production, probably 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 rightsWhere homewares and appliances are usually made, such as China and India, 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: Probably made mostly 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

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Rösle makes most of its products, so this shows where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China50%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Vietnam15%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
India10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Poland10%Regular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
Indonesia8%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Malaysia7%No 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 Rösle does not say where its products are made. Wikipedia and buyers report that it closed its German factory around 2009 and has since used subcontractors in China, with Masterclass knives made in Solingen, Germany, but the company does not confirm this. Its supplier code bans forced and child labour, requires legal minimum wages and refers to the amfori BSCI code, with self-assessments and risk-based audits, but no audit results, supplier list or living wage commitment are published.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid does not rate cookware brands. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. New Rösle kettle grills (TVWBB forum, 2012) · search the archive · Buyer reports Rösle kettle grills are made in China
  2. Rösle tongs (Amazon.com.au) · search the archive · Rösle products sold online in Australia via Amazon.com.au
  3. Rösle (Wikipedia) · search the archive · Based in Marktoberdorf, Bavaria; about 150 staff

Published by Rösle or its owner

  1. Rösle supplier code of conduct · search the archive · Bans forced and child labour; legal minimum wage; BSCI code binding; self-assessment and risk-based audits
  2. Rösle history · search the archive · Family-owned since 1888; Rösle Group formed 2021; Marktoberdorf logistics centre opened 2024
  3. Rösle 135 years press release (2023) · search the archive · Fourth-generation family company in Marktoberdorf; does not say where products are made

Company details

Headquarters
Germany
Employees
About 150
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Rösle ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/rosle, 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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