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.
Grade
Any grade 381Republica CoffeeCoffeeFairtrade organic coffee and capsulesHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified2Death Wish CoffeeCoffeeExtra-strong ground, bean and pod coffeeHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified3Coles own brand coffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSupermarket own-brand coffee and podsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4L'ORNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee capsules and beansPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5Woolworths own brand coffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSupermarket own-brand coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified63 CoraçõesNo living wage evidence · CoffeeGround coffee, beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7McCaféNo living wage evidence · CoffeeMcDonald's cafe coffee brandPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8MerrildForced labour link, last recorded in 2021 · CoffeeGround coffee, beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9ALDI own brand coffee (Expressi, Lazzio)No living wage evidence · CoffeeSupermarket own-brand coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10Café BusteloNo living wage evidence · CoffeeEspresso-style ground and pod coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11Caffè VergnanoNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian espresso beans and capsulesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed12DanesiNo living wage evidence · CoffeeRoman espresso beans and podsShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed13Dunkin'No living wage evidence · CoffeePackaged coffee and K-Cup podsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified14GimokaNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian coffee capsules and beansShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed15HausbrandtNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian espresso beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified16Julius MeinlNo living wage evidence · CoffeeViennese coffee beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified17KimboNo living wage evidence · CoffeeNeapolitan espresso coffee and capsulesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed18MocconaNo living wage evidence · CoffeeInstant coffee and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified19Peet's CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee beans, pods and cafesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20Pellini CaffèNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian coffee beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly 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