Nespresso has issued a statement reacting to accusations made in a TV programme in the UK.
The documentary series will air a series on child labour. Nespresso will be featured or referred to in this programme.
“Dispatches has informed Nespresso that they have reports and footage of children working on a small number of Rainforest Alliance certified farms in Guatemala, which they have informed us supply Nespresso,” from the company said.
“Nespresso has no tolerance for child labour. It is unacceptable. Where there are claims that our criteria are not met, we act right away. In this case, we were notified by a UK media outlet that they had recognized instances of child labour on six farms in Guatemala.
Nespresso continued, “Firstly, we have immediately stopped purchases of coffee from all farms in the region of Guatemala, and we will not purchase until we can investigate and be assured that child labour is not being used.
“We are extremely worried about the accusations made, and we take them very seriously. We are making significant efforts to address child labour and secure the children in the coffee farming communities we work with, and we will continue to do so.”
“While we inspect and investigate our whole supply chain to protect against child labour, we also work with Rainforest Alliance on the ground in areas where child labour is a social and economic problem to educate and support suppliers in minimizing this type of causes.
