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Costadoro

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Coffee

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources

Family-run Turin coffee roaster selling espresso beans and ground coffee.

We couldn't confirm where Costadoro gets most of its coffee.

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.

How grades are decided

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

Accreditations 1

Estimates for its products

Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Costadoro'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

Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.

Where its coffee is grown

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Costadoro gets most of its coffee, so this shows where coffee is usually grown.

Where its coffee is grown, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
Brazil35%Systematic violationsBelow a living wageModerate
Vietnam20%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
Colombia10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Indonesia7%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Ethiopia7%Systematic violationsFar below a living wageModerate
Honduras6%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Peru5%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
Uganda5%Systematic violationsFar below a living wageModerate
Guatemala5%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate

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 Costadoro has been a Certified B Corp and an Italian benefit company since 2023, but does not publish its green coffee origin countries, suppliers or volumes. Only its RespecTo blend is Fairtrade and organic certified; it paid a Fairtrade premium of EUR 22,300 in 2021, which points to a small share of its coffee. No supplier code, farm audits or wage information are published.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
B Corp directoryCertifiedCostadoro S.p.A. has been a Certified B Corp since 2023. View
Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ)CertifiedCostadoro's RespecTo blend is Fairtrade and organic certified, a small part of its range. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo allegations naming Costadoro were found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Costadoro S.p.A. - B Lab directory · search the archive · Listed as a Certified B Corp since 2023

Published by Costadoro or its owner

  1. B Corp: Costadoro obtains B Corporation certification · search the archive · B Corp certified and became a benefit company in 2023; CEO Giulio Trombetta
  2. Fairtrade in Costadoro: the premium of 22.300 euros · search the archive · RespecTo organic Fairtrade blend; premiums of EUR 15,500 (2019), 12,500 (2020), 22,300 (2021); no origins named
  3. Costadoro in the world · search the archive · Sold in more than 40 countries; just over half exported; Australia not named

Company details

Headquarters
Italy
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Costadoro ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/costadoro, 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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