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Wilton

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 · 5 sources

US brand of bakeware and cake decorating tools.

We couldn't confirm where Wilton makes most of its bakeware and cake decorating supplies.

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

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Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Wilton makes most of its products, so this shows 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
PolandRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaNo 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.
  • Modern slavery statement

Research notes Wilton's 2025 report under Canada's forced labour law says products come from US, Canadian and other international suppliers, all bound by the Oetker supplier code, audited and risk-screened under Germany's supply chain law, and that no forced or child labour was found. It names no factories or countries; a resale listing gives China as origin for one pan range. No wage information is published.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports do not cover bakeware brands. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reports on labour abuses at Wilton or its suppliers were found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Dr. Oetker to buy Wilton Brands (Food Business News, 2018) · search the archive · Dr. August Oetker KG agreed to buy Wilton from TowerBrook in 2018
  2. Wilton Recipe Right cake pan (eBay listing) · search the archive · Wilton Recipe Right pan listed with country of origin China
  3. Wilton (Spotlight Australia) · search the archive · About 100 Wilton products sold by Spotlight, with pick-up from local stores

Published by Wilton or its owner

  1. Wilton Industries Human Rights Strategy Policy Statement (2025) · search the archive · Canadian forced labour report; mixed US, Canadian and international suppliers; Oetker supplier code; audits; no cases found
  2. About us (Wilton) · search the archive · Founded 1929; Naperville, Illinois; acquired by Dr. Oetker in 2018; sold in 105 countries

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Wilton ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/wilton, 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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