Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Portland specialty coffee roaster.
We couldn't confirm where Stumptown Coffee Roasters 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 confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced and child labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
- 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
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities |
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Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Stumptown Coffee Roasters'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
We couldn't confirm where Stumptown Coffee Roasters 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. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
- Direct trade (self-reported)
- Modern slavery statement
- Invests in worker and farming communities
Research notes Stumptown buys through Direct Trade, with quality premiums and multi-year commitments to producers it knows, and names some, such as the Aguirre family's El Injerto farm in Guatemala (since 2003) and Finca Churupampa in Peru, plus single origins from Ethiopia and Indonesia. It publishes no prices, full farm list or origin shares, and has no living income target. It has been a Certified B Corp since 2018, scoring 104.9 at its latest recertification. Owner JDE Peet's publishes a group modern slavery statement.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Stumptown Coffee Roasters is a Certified B Corp (since 2018), with a latest overall score of 104.9. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Owner JDE Peet's lodges a group modern slavery statement for 2025 (approved May 2026), naming child labour risks on coffee farms in Honduras and Uganda. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Owner JDE Peet's scored 63/100 in the World Benchmarking Alliance 2026 Social Benchmark, as listed by Ethical Consumer Australia. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | BHRRC records JDE's response to the 2024 Bitter Brew report on slave labour in Brazil's coffee supply chain; Stumptown is not named. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Listed | Coffee from Brazil is listed for child and forced labour, and coffee from Guatemala, Peru and Ethiopia among others for child labour. View |
| KnowTheChain | Not listed | Neither JDE Peet's nor owner Keurig Dr Pepper is among the 45 companies in the 2026 KnowTheChain food and beverage benchmark. View |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- Four farms in Brazil's Cooxupé cooperative were added to the government's slave labour 'Dirty List' in 2025 over 36 workers, including a 16-year-old; owner JDE was named as a buyer of an affiliated exporter, and the buyers named said they had not sourced from those farms, and no link to Stumptown coffee has been shown (Repórter Brasil via BHRRC, 2025). Source
Sources and actions
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- Stumptown Coffee Roasters (B Lab directory) · search the archive · Certified B Corp since June 2018; latest overall score 104.9.
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts Australia (Ethical Consumer Australia) · search the archive · JDE Peet's WBA Social Benchmark 63/100 (2026).
- Brazil: Cooxupé blocks suppliers after entry into Dirty List (BHRRC, 2025) · search the archive · Cooxupé farms on slave labour list in 2025; JDE said it had not bought from them.
- Weekly Coffee News: Stumptown president signs off (Daily Coffee News, 2026) · search the archive · JDE Peet's is Stumptown's parent; Keurig Dr Pepper acquired JDE Peet's in spring 2026.
- Stumptown Hair Bender Whole Bean Coffee (Amazon Australia) · search the archive · Stumptown beans sold online with delivery in Australia; no Australian cafés.
Published by Stumptown Coffee Roasters or its owner
- Stumptown Sustainability & Impact · search the archive · Direct Trade with quality premiums and multi-year commitments; El Injerto (Guatemala), Churupampa (Peru); Ethiopia and Indonesia single origins.
- Stumptown 2022 Sustainability and Impact Report · search the archive · Named producers and origin projects; no prices or shares published.
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Stumptown Coffee Roasters ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/stumptown, 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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