Capsules & pods: 38 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
115 brands rated so far in Coffee. The main supermarket and capsule brands, the big café chains and a selection of specialty roasters, many of them Australian. Read the Coffee guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
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Any grade 3821SaquellaNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian espresso beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified22Segafredo ZanettiNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian espresso beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified23TassimoNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee pod machines and T DISCsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified24Vittoria CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeAustralian coffee beans, capsules, instantPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified25Café PilãoForced labour link, last recorded in 2018 · CoffeeGround coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified26Caffè BorboneNo living wage evidence · CoffeeNeapolitan espresso capsules and beansPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified27DallmayrNo living wage evidence · CoffeeGerman roasted coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified28GevaliaNo living wage evidence · CoffeeGround, bean and pod coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified29Grinders CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee beans, ground coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified30KeurigNo living wage evidence · CoffeeK-Cup coffee pods and brewersPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified31TchiboNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee beans, ground coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified32The Little MarionetteNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster, SydneyPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified33illyForced labour, last recorded in 2021 · CoffeePremium espresso coffee and capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified34Carte NoireChild labour, last recorded in 2021 · CoffeeFrench ground coffee and capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified35LavazzaForced and child labour, last recorded in 2021 · CoffeeItalian coffee beans and capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified36Nescafé Dolce GustoForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeCoffee capsules and capsule machinesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified37NespressoForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeCoffee capsules and machinesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified38NescaféForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeInstant coffee and coffee capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported