Meccano
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Constructions sets maker
Acquired by Spinmaster in 2013.
Company Ownership
Meccano Ltd | FRA | website | ||||
Spin Master Ltd ![]() owns 100% of Meccano Ltd |
CAN | website | ||||
Toys Established in 1994. Owned and run by the company's three founders. North America's third-largest toy maker (after Mattel and Hasbro). Most manufacturing occurs in China. |
Company Assessment
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This 2014 report by China Labour Watch investigates four Chinese factories supplying some of the largest toy brand companies in the world, including this one. The report reveals many labour violations in these factories, including long hours, excessive overtime, dangerous working conditions, low wages, and underpaid workers.
Source: China Labour Watch (2014) |
This company appears on the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, signifying a commitment to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
Source: Bloomberg (2020)
In 2019, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of C.
Source: CDP (2019)
This company is a member of the ICTI Ethical Toy Program, the global standard for ethical toy manufacture. The Ethical Toy Program focuses on social sustainability issues which impact well-being of workers involved in toy manufacture globally. However human rights groups including SOMO and China Labor Watch have criticised the Program, with investigators finding serious labour rights violations occurring in ICTI-certified factories.
Source: ICTI Ethical Toy Program (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Contact Details
Address | France |
Website | www.meccano.com |