Nuova Simonelli
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
Italian brand of commercial and home espresso machines.
Nuova Simonelli makes its commercial and home espresso machines in its own factories in Italy, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.
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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 Nuova Simonelli'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.
- 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 Nuova Simonelli machines are assembled at Simonelli Group's own plant in Belforte del Chienti, Italy, which had 162 staff (46 of them agency workers) in 2021, all covered by Italy's metalworking collective agreement. Its integrated reports (the 2021 edition says about a quarter of purchases come from suppliers within 50 km; a 2022 edition followed in 2023) describe no social checks on suppliers, and it publishes no supplier list, component sourcing countries or living wage data.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's reports do not cover espresso machine makers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reports on labour abuses at Simonelli Group or its suppliers were found. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Simonelli Group Integrated Report 2021 (UN Global Compact) · search the archive · Plant at Belforte del Chienti; 162 staff incl. 46 agency; metalworking CCNL for all; 24.6% local purchases; owned by OMT Belforte
- The Nuova Simonelli factory (European Coffee Trip, 2015) · search the archive · Nuova Simonelli machines built at the group's Belforte del Chienti factory
- Nuova Simonelli Appia Life (Di Pacci Coffee Company) · search the archive · Nuova Simonelli machines sold new in Australia by Di Pacci, which has five showrooms
Published by Nuova Simonelli or its owner
- Simonelli Group first integrated report (Beverfood, 2022) · search the archive · Simonelli Group published its first integrated report in 2022
- Simonelli Group sustainability event and Integrated Report 2022 (Comunicaffè, 2023) · search the archive · Integrated Report 2022, its fourth edition, presented to employees in November 2023 at Belforte del Chienti
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Nuova Simonelli ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/nuova-simonelli, 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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