Profitec

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

German brand of prosumer espresso machines.

Profitec makes about 50% of its home espresso machines in its own factories in Germany and 50% 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 6 of 7

Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Germany and 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.

Stars it would earn as Good:
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Where it's made

Profitec makes its products in two countries, 50% in each.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
Germany	50%	Strong protections	About a living wage	Low
Italy	50%	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 Germany and 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. Source

Research notes Profitec says its machines and grinders are hand-built at its own site in Bammental, near Heidelberg, Germany, and a second production site in Milan, Italy, which it shares with sister company ECM. Neither country's share is published, so each of its two sites counts as half. Profitec publishes no supplier list, modern slavery statement, audit results or wage policy, and says nothing about where its components come from.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	Profitec is a small private German company with no Australian entity, so it is not required to report under Australia's Modern Slavery Act. 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 Profitec or its suppliers have been recorded. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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ECM: about us · search the archive · Profitec described as ECM's sister company.
ECM: 30 years · search the archive · Family-owned group led by Michael Hauck; own production facilities in Germany and Italy.
ECM: handmade in Italy · search the archive · The group's own Italian facility is north-east of Milan.
Profitec (Die Crema) · search the archive · Profitec was founded in the 1980s by the ECM Hauck family.
Coffee machines Sydney (Jetblack Espresso) · search the archive · Profitec and ECM demonstrated in-store at a Frenchs Forest, Sydney showroom.

Published by Profitec or its owner

Profitec: über uns · search the archive · Founded 1985, own machines since 1990; production in Bammental, Germany, and a second production site in Milan, Italy.

Company details

Owned by: Hauck family (private German group that owns ECM Manufacture and Profitec)
Headquarters: Germany
Last researched: 2 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Profitec ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/profitec, 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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