Labour Lens

Coffee: 115 companies

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.

101Muzz BuzzNo living wage evidence · CoffeeDrive-through coffee franchise chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified102OldTown White CoffeeForced labour link, last recorded in 2018 · CoffeeInstant 3-in-1 white coffee mixesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified103Piazza D'OroForced labour link, last recorded in 2018 · CoffeeCafé coffee blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified104Robert TimmsNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSupermarket ground and instant coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified105TchiboNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee beans, ground coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified106The Little MarionetteNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster, SydneyPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified107illyForced labour, last recorded in 2021 · CoffeePremium espresso coffee and capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified108Carte 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 verified109LavazzaForced 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 verified110Nescafé 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 verified111NespressoForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeCoffee capsules and machinesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified112International RoastForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeInstant coffeeHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified113NescaféForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeInstant coffee and coffee capsulesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified114StarbucksForced and child labour, last recorded in 2022 · CoffeeCoffee chain and packaged coffeeHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified115ZoégasForced labour, last recorded in 2023 · CoffeeSwedish ground and bean coffeeHas 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