Do we like Lavazza?
Italian coffee maker selling beans, capsules and machines; based in Italy.
Our score: 5 out of 10. Mixed and under-checked. We found climate-claim criticism and some sustainability pledges, but no fines or court losses. We'd hold off on backing it until we know more.
Lavazza is an Italian coffee group. Our searches found no 2026 news, so this picture may be out of date. We also couldn't confirm who runs it today.
On climate, a German trade outlet reported that Deutsche Umwelthilfe criticised Lavazza for picking unsuitable offset projects. The headline says Lavazza then changed its "climate neutral" wording.
An Italian site reported that Greenpeace Sweden complained about Lavazza over forest destruction in Sweden. The same article says Lavazza hadn't responded.
On the plus side, Lavazza joined the CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge in 2021. In March 2025 it said it is committed to complying with the EU deforestation rules. Those are promises, not results.
A Domani report on NGO complaints about plantation labour in Germany names Nestlé, Starbucks' operator AmRest and Dallmayr. The snippet we saw doesn't show what the complaint says about Lavazza. Its Business & Human Rights Resource Centre profile lists no lawsuits.