Italian competition authorities close Dior investigation
Leathergoods brand Dior has reached an agreement with the authorities in Italy over supply chain scrutiny there.
Competition authorities ordered an investigation into Dior in 2024 following allegations of low-paid, illegal workers enduring unfair conditions in the workshops and factories of some suppliers.
In a statement on May 21, Dior said it was committed to upholding values of transparency and respect throughout its supply chain. It undertook to improve its monitoring of suppliers and said it would strengthen internal procedures to maintain fair conditions “for everyone who contributes, with great commitment and skill, to creating the finest-quality Dior products”.
Because Dior has agreed to these commitments, the competition authorities said they had closed the investigation into Dior and that the company would face no penalty. They said, however, that a parallel investigation into Armani was not yet resolved and would continue.
Armani has made no new comment about the situation but said last year it would co-operate with the authorities. It insisted that the allegations it faced had no merit.
