SOCIAL CHANGE FROM ETHICAL COCOA AND COFFEE: MOKA’S STORY IN CAMEROON
By Erik Sanner This article is part of our FCIA Raising the Bar Column, produced by members of the FCIA exclusively for Bartalks. You can learn more about the. …
Category: Coffee Sustainability and Deforestation
THERE IS NO SUSTAINABILITY WITHOUT ECONOMICS
The living income movement is a strategy primarily being driven by economic development agencies, like Heifer International, whose mission is to “help lift families out of poverty.” This is …
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT ‘NOT SUFFICIENT FOR FARMERS, ACCORDING TO STUDY
According to a new study by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, the efforts of global coffee buyers are not sufficient at ensuring that coffee growers earn a liveable …
GREENWASHING IS A MOUNTING THREAT SAYS US EX-VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE
Ex-US vice president Al Gore has come out with some strong words against companies making vague long term promises of net-zero objectives. At Bartalks we’ve commented a number of …
RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY! PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN HONDURAS
The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme has been officially launched in the coffee sector of Honduras, as of April this year. This initiative aims to promote sustainability in global value chains. …
A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE CARBON OFFSET MARKET
Reference to Net Zero emissions feature heavily press releases and companies sustainability reports. But less visible are details on how those businesses will accomplish their goals! Dig deeper into …
COLOMBIA’S ‘JAGUAR’ COFFEE FARMERS AID CONSERVATION OF BIG CAT
Coffee farmers in Colombia have worked with conservationists to share their coffee trees inside a 93,500 hectares conservation zone in the region of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with …
GREENWASHING IS BIG BUSINESS. THIS MIGHT BE ABOUT TO CHANGE.
Your correspondent was listening to this week’s edition of the Economist on his morning walk (there is an audio version on their app) and the topic of greenwashing came …
SYLVERA RAISES CASH TO SHINE LIGHT UNDER ROCK OF FAKE CARBON CREDITS
Indulge me while I describe a fictional scene. If you’re short on time, jump to ‘The Problem with Carbon Credits’. You’re the CEO of a MNC and you’ve just …
BRAZILS WATER SHORTAGE IMPACTS COFFEE PRODUCTION
Brazil’s lack of rainfall this season is so bad some farmers are worried the reserves they keep for the dry season will be exhausted before it even starts. Other …
NESTLÉ ADDS SUPPORT FOR EU DEFORESTATION PLAN
Nestlé today joined other business leaders across the food industry to support ambitious action (pdf, 500Kb) by the European Union (EU) to increase supply chain transparency and traceability for …
NESTLÉ JOINS LEAF TO FINANCE FOREST PROTECTION PLAN
There is a coalition of governments and private business aimed at fighting climate change. The Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) is a public-private initiative including the UK, …
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