Lelit
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 3 sources
Breville-owned Italian maker of home espresso machines.
Lelit makes its home espresso machines in its own factories in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It publishes a modern slavery statement.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 6 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 6 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Italy are close to a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- 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 0
None found.
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Open supply chain |
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Where it's made
From Lelit's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
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.
- Modern slavery statement
- Owns or runs its own production
- "Made in Italy" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good.
Research notes Lelit machines are designed and assembled at its own factory near Brescia, Italy, which Breville's modern slavery statement lists as the group's manufacturing facility. The statement covers Lelit but says nothing specific about the factory's workers or its component suppliers; group-wide it reports SMETA audits of key suppliers and a no-Xinjiang policy, requires only legal minimum wages and names no suppliers.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by Breville Group Limited's modern slavery statement, approved November 2025, which names Lelit and the group's manufacturing facility in Brescia, Italy. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid does not rate appliance makers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour allegations against Lelit or its suppliers have been recorded. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 3
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- Breville buys Italian specialty coffee group LELIT for $169m (Business News Australia) · search the archive · Castegnato-based Lelit, designing and manufacturing coffee equipment since 1985, bought by Breville for EUR 113m (A$169m).
- Lelit Bianca V3 PL162T (Di Pacci) · search the archive · Sold in Australia by a retailer with in-store pickup at 97-99 Chapel Street.
Published by Lelit or its owner
- Modern Slavery Act Statement by Breville Group Limited & Subsidiaries · search the archive · Approved 7 Nov 2025; names Lelit and the Brescia manufacturing facility; SMETA audits; no Xinjiang sourcing; minimum wage policy only.
Company details
- Owned by
- Breville Group Limited
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Lelit ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/lelit, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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