Caffè Vergnano
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-run Italian coffee roaster selling espresso beans and capsules.
We couldn't find where Caffè Vergnano gets most of its coffee, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most coffee is grown in countries such as Brazil and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 5 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.
Good requirements 1 of 5
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where coffee is usually grown: worker rights are poorly protected in Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia.
- 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
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Caffè Vergnano's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
- A product carrying the Fairtrade mark: Good
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Where its coffee is grown
We couldn't confirm where Caffè Vergnano gets most of its coffee, so this shows where coffee is usually grown.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 35% | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 20% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Colombia | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ethiopia | 7% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Honduras | 6% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Peru | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Uganda | 5% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Guatemala | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: coffee is on the US Department of Labor child or forced labour list for over a dozen countries, and farm-gate prices often fall below a living income.
Research notes Vergnano's 2024 sustainability report names no green coffee origin countries, suppliers or volumes, saying only that coffee comes from South America, Africa and Asia. Rainforest Alliance and organic certification cover only some lines, with no share given. Suppliers must follow its Code of Ethics against forced and child labour, but no farm audits, due diligence results or wage information are published. Its Women in Coffee project gives 5% of some product revenue to projects in Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The family bought a Kenyan coffee farm in 1930; whether it still supplies coffee is not stated.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | Vergnano's sustainability report mentions Rainforest Alliance and organic lines but no Fairtrade-certified coffee. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Unclear | Vergnano does not name its origin countries, so exposure to coffee origins on the US Department of Labor list cannot be assessed. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No allegations naming Caffè Vergnano were found. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Caffè Vergnano e Coca Cola, l'accordo è ufficialmente completato (Dissapore, 2021) · search the archive · Coca-Cola completed the purchase of 30% of Caffè Vergnano in October 2021; family keeps control
- Caffè Vergnano: tradition, quality and responsibility (Cibus, 2021) · search the archive · Family business in its fourth generation, present in about 90 countries
Published by Caffè Vergnano or its owner
- Caffè Vergnano Bilancio di Sostenibilità 2024 · search the archive · 167 employees; origins only by region; Rainforest Alliance on some lines, organic on some; Code of Ethics; Women in Coffee; Coca-Cola HBC minority shareholder
- Caffè Vergnano - Look for a distributor · search the archive · Country sites list Europe, Middle East, South Korea and the Americas; no Australian distributor
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 167
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Caffè Vergnano ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/caffe-vergnano, 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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