Mocopan Coffee
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Melbourne coffee roaster supplying cafés.
We couldn't confirm where Mocopan Coffee 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.
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 Mocopan Coffee'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 Mocopan Coffee 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.
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes Mocopan is roasted at UCC Coffee Australia's Preston roastery from about 15 origins across Central and South America, Asia and Africa, but no origin countries, shares or farms are published for the brand. UCC's 2025 modern slavery statement says 97% of the green coffee it bought was Fairtrade, Trade Aid or Rainforest Alliance certified, without separating Mocopan's purchases, while an older ethical.org.au listing says certified coffee is only a fraction of its sales. Prices paid to farmers and wage levels are not published.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | UCC Coffee Australia, which roasts Mocopan at Preston, lodges joint modern slavery statements; the 2025 statement reports no modern slavery found and 97% of green coffee certified. View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Unclear | UCC Coffee Australia sells some Fairtrade certified coffee, but no Mocopan blend is shown as Fairtrade certified. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Listed | Coffee from Brazil is listed for child and forced labour, and coffee from Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Kenya for child labour. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- UCC Coffee Australia (Good Shopping Guide, ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Mocopan brand owned by UCC Coffee Australia; Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance only a fraction of sales
- US DOL List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor · search the archive · Coffee from Brazil listed for child and forced labour; Colombia and others for child labour
- Mocopan Coffee experiences unprecedented growth (BeanScene, 2020) · search the archive · Founded in Preston, Victoria, in 1954; roasts at its Preston site
- Mocopan Coffee (BeanScene) · search the archive · Blends such as Roast 54 sold through Amazon and the Mocopan online shop
- About UCC ANZ · search the archive · Mocopan is one of UCC ANZ's brands, described as Australia's largest coffee roaster
- Suntory offloads fresh coffee for $229m (Food & Drink Business, 2022) · search the archive · Suntory sold Mocopan, Toby's Estate and other fresh coffee brands to UCC in 2022
Published by Mocopan Coffee or its owner
- UCC Coffee Australia Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · Preston roastery; about 15 origins; 97% of 2025 green coffee certified (Fairtrade, Trade Aid, Rainforest Alliance); no cases found
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Mocopan Coffee ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/mocopan, 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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