Carble’s press release caught my attention with the first sentence, “We cannot offset our way out of climate change”. I agree, yet this has been the plan for many MNCs that need to meet ESG targets. Buying a way out of making an impactful change to the way they do business with sometimes questionable quality …
CARBLE RAISES €300k FOR INNOVATIVE CARBON REDUCTION SYSTEM THAT REWARDS FARMERS Read More »
World Coffee Research launches Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network to accelerate climate resilience and secure long-term coffee supplies Jaco, Costa Rica, November 10, 2022 — Today, World Coffee Research announced the formation of Innovea, a global coffee breeding network. Innovea brings together collaborating countries to transform global coffee breeding and accelerate the pace of coffee …
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Brief synopsis: In their simplest forms, Responsible Sourcing requires meeting or complying with accepted levels of ethical or responsible practices in areas such as human rights or pollution, whereas Sustainable Sourcing goes beyond compliance to engage and improve the conditions of sustainability that can include areas such as dignified livelihoods or climate-smart practices. Responsible Sourcing …
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Sucafina’s had released details on thier approach to building a sustainable value chain, which has its foundations from the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code, part of the Global Coffee Platform. Reading through Sucafina’s Impact page and the FAQ as well as their press release, I was immediately struck by two things. I’ve been getting so used …
SUCAFINA LAUNCHES ‘IMPACT’ SUSTAINABLE SOURCING FOR THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN Read More »
About Bio-Bean We’ve written about Bio Bean’s previous B-Corp award and its innovative approach to coffee recycling. Last week, the company announce their first impact report, delivered graphically here, and also in a downloadable PDF. In summary, Bio Bean is: The world’s largest recycler of coffee grounds. About creating change: at scale, with longevity and …
Highlights from the 2010-2020 Report Nestlé published a report on their achievements from the 2010 ten-year plan and has announced the goals for the next 8 years to 2030. A few of the key points raised in their 2020 report; Nescafé invested CHF 350 million to date in activities they believe are essential to making …
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Emmanuel Faber, former chairman of Danone, and other experts think coming changes in sustainability data will benefit nearly everyone with clarity and lower costs. Work on new standardization of data is accelerating fast as the finance and insurance sectors are demanding data to assess sustainability and risks; they want it to be as readily standardized …
Summary NKG released their Sustainability Report for 2022, in which they want to provide an insight into their Responsible Business Program and demonstrate which milestones they have achieved. The company states that every approach to sustainability in any business must begin with the economic viability and shared responsibility in overarching topics. They identify the Three …
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) expands its range of traceable coffees that meet key sustainability criteria. The number of companies implementing the group’s supply chain program NKG Verified continues to grow. NKG Verified offers customers traceable coffees produced on farms meeting economic, social and environmental indicators. Hamburg, Germany; August, 10, 2022 NKG Verified improves transparency along the supply …
NEUMANN KAFFEE GRUPPE EXPANDS ON VERIFIED SUSTAINABLE COFFEES Read More »
The sustainability platform SWISSCO announced that Starbucks had become their latest member, raising the profile of the organisation. Starbucks may sell a lot of coffee, but it doesn’t actually consider itself a coffee company. They say they want to be a customer’s Third Place’, a definition which expands their ambition beyond coffee. In fact, according …
STARBUCKS HAS JOINED SWISSCO, THE PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE COCOA Read More »
A large Harris Poll survey 1 of global corporate CEOs for Google finds that fully two-thirds of them question how genuine or effective their sustainability efforts are. Most admit they do not even have realistic sustainability metrics or tools in place. The value of ESG scores has always been limited. Many can be ambiguously interpreted …
BEYOND ESG REPORTING: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IS PERFORMANCE Read More »
London; 12 July 2022 — olam food ingredients (ofi), one of the leading green coffee origin exporters in the world today announces that its coffee teams in 18 origins around the world have reached 105,000 farmers with sustainability support – over halfway towards a target of 200,000 by 2025. The support covers training, technical assistance, …
OFI SUPPORTS COFFEE SUPPLY CHAIN ON RESILIENCY AMID MARKET VOLATILITY Read More »
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