TOUS

• Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
• Responsible Jewellery Council certified: Industry code for jewellery businesses covering human rights and responsible sourcing. Its Chain of Custody standard traces materials; the basic certification does not. Source
• Uses recycled metals or fibres
• Makes part of its range in its own factories
• It is Responsible Jewellery Council certified, but its stones and gold aren't traced to the mine. The Kimberley Process only covers diamonds that fund rebel wars, not abuses by governments or forced labour. Source

Research notes TOUS makes jewellery at its own factory in Sabadell, Spain (over a million pieces a year) and runs a leather workshop in Manresa, but does not say what share it buys from outside suppliers or where they are. It has been RJC Code of Practices certified since 2020, most recently to October 2029, and reports that 80% of gold in its factory is recycled and its steel watches use 85% recycled steel. It says 91% of suppliers had medium or high audit results but publishes no supplier list, findings or living wage commitment. No TOUS stores or Australian delivery were found.