Shipping is responsible for about 2.5 per cent of global carbon emissions. Add to that the noise pollution that prevents certain marine animals from finding their way around or communicating with potential mates. Sailboats could be a good answer to the problems on several fronts. Bartalks reported that the Piccadilly-based department store Fortnum & Mason […]
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In response to the global climate crisis, Swiss coffee trader Volcafe has recently teamed up with Sofies Group, now a part of operations management consulting firm dss+, to tackle the company’s carbon footprint. The two companies are actively working on a global carbon accounting initiative across Volcafe’s 25+ origin and destination locations. The result of
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Bitty & Beau’s Coffee was founded in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 and has already spread beyond the state’s borders. The company’s coffee shops are in 24 cities in 12 states, with the newest one opening in Jacksonville, Florida. But the company has no intention of stopping until there is a coffee shop in every
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4C describes themselves as an independent third-party certification scheme for the sustainable cultivation, processing and trading of coffee. They have now released their first “Approach & Impact Report” to showcase their development over the last four years, when they transitioned from a verification to certification organisation. As a stakeholder-driven and internationally recognised sustainability standard for
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This article has been updated with new information which we received from several sources. The wording below the bold text is the original article. Since writing this article, we’ve learned that although, when we did our initial research, we could not find Uganda listed under the General Systems of Preferences (GSP), they are listed separately
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Nestlé has announced plans to combat child labour in cocoa farming across Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, where the company sources most of its Cocoa. The food group intends to incentivise cocoa farmers to send their children to school instead of farms. This will be accomplished by paying farmers cash directly, on top of the Living
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It’s unfortunately true that bad news is more popular, but I want to buck the trend and start the new year to discuss two positive drivers of change in the industry. It’s something I’ve been thinking about recently – and interesting that they’re coming from unexpected quarters. Am I being naive? Let me know your
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There is a massive and unmet need in most coffee growing regions for new coffee trees. But being able to find, let alone afford, high quality, genetically conforming traditional and improved varieties is the exception rather than the rule. It’s surprising that this sustainability constraint receives so little attention. Perhaps it’s because we see producers
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Colombia’s 2020-21 coffee harvest is lower than the expected output due to La Niña weather complications, which caused yields to be cut shorter. La Niña — a climate pattern that breaks the normal conditions in the Pacific Ocean, with trade winds and affecting global weather patterns — caused heavy rains and overcast skies in Colombia.
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Why Is Smallholder Communication So Important? Smallholder farming in the tropics lags far behind commercial farming in terms of production methodologies, produce quality, and profitability. The problem is that traditionally all agronomy has been delivered face-to-face. Naturally, it is more expensive to visit 1,000 farmers with 1 hectare than it is to visit one farmer
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