Labour Lens

Victoria Arduino

On Track

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

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Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources

Italian brand of premium espresso machines.

Victoria Arduino makes its espresso machines and grinders 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

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 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

From Victoria Arduino's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ItalyStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow

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 Victoria Arduino 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 2021 integrated report says about a quarter of purchases come from suppliers within 50 km, but describes no social checks on suppliers; a 2022 edition followed in 2023. The group publishes no supplier list, component sourcing countries or living wage data.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports do not cover espresso machine makers. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo 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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  1. 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
  2. The Nuova Simonelli factory (European Coffee Trip, 2015) · search the archive · Victoria Arduino Black Eagle production seen at the Belforte del Chienti factory
  3. Showroom Demo Victoria Arduino White Eagle (Di Pacci Coffee Company) · search the archive · Victoria Arduino machines sold in Australia through Di Pacci's five showrooms
  4. Simonelli Group halted work to share its sustainability initiatives (Comunicaffe, 2023) · search the archive · Integrated Report 2022, the fourth edition, presented at the Belforte del Chienti headquarters in November 2023.

Published by Victoria Arduino or its owner

  1. Simonelli Group first integrated report (Beverfood, 2022) · search the archive · Simonelli Group published its first integrated report in 2022

Company details

Headquarters
Italy
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Victoria Arduino ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/victoria-arduino, 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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