Labour Lens

Solo Stove

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

Texas brand selling low-smoke fire pits and pizza ovens.

There's no proof Solo Stove 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

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

These are Solo Brands' countries across all its brands; Solo Stove doesn't say where its own 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
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
MexicoRegular violationsBelow a living wageModerate
CambodiaNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
United StatesSystematic violationsBelow a living wageLow
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 Solo Stove's products are made by third-party manufacturers outside the US. Solo Brands' 10-K names China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Mexico (a Mexicali facility run by a consolidated entity) and the US, says most fire pits are made in China, and says a small share of orders moved to Vietnam and Cambodia in 2025. No shares are published. It says it assesses new suppliers on ethical working conditions, but publishes no supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment. No supplier labour abuses have been reported.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredNot assessed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion or Electronics reports, which do not cover fire pit makers. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. Solo Brands, Inc. Form 10-K FY2025 (SEC) · search the archive · Makers in US, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico, China; most fire pits made in China; new suppliers assessed on ethical conditions; 327 staff; NYSE: SBDS
  2. Solo Brands, Inc. Form 10-K FY2024 (SEC) · search the archive · Solo Stove one of Solo Brands' brands; products made by third-party manufacturers outside the US

Published by Solo Stove or its owner

  1. Solo Stove Australia · search the archive · Australian online store with Sydney address and 1800 number; free shipping on orders over $150

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Employees
About 327
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Solo Stove ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/solo-stove, 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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