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AeroPress

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 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

Maker of the AeroPress manual coffee press, filters and accessories.

There's no proof AeroPress pays more than the legal minimum, which in the United States and 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 doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
  • 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 China, 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

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Where it's made

AeroPress says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
United StatesSystematic violationsBelow a living wageLow
ChinaNo 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 AeroPress says its main coffee makers (Original, Go, Clear and XL models), paper filters and core accessories are made in the USA, while the Premium and Steel models, the manual grinder (with burrs from Italy), the Go Plus tumbler and other accessories are made in China. It does not name its factories or give shares by country, and publishes no supplier code, audit results or wage information. No labour abuses tied to AeroPress have been reported.

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Canadian company Tiny Capital invests in AeroPress (BeanScene) · search the archive · Tiny Capital majority investment in AeroPress in 2021
  2. AeroPress Original Coffee Press - Kitchen Warehouse · search the archive · Sold by Kitchen Warehouse for A$69.95 with click and collect from its Australian stores

Published by AeroPress or its owner

  1. Where are AeroPress products manufactured? (AeroPress help centre) · search the archive · Original, Go, Clear, XL, filters made in USA; Premium, Steel, grinder and other accessories made in China; burrs from Italy
  2. AeroPress - Tiny · search the archive · Tiny acquired AeroPress in 2021; invented 2005 by Alan Adler; sold in over 60 countries

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is AeroPress ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aeropress, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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