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A NEW KIND OF COFFEE KICK? SUSTAINABLE SNEAKERS MADE FROM USED GRINDS

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Rens is serious about making quality footwear from sustainable materials, including recycled plastics and now, coffee. Sustainability is trending in the world of athletic wear. An innovative Finnish company behind sustainable footwear has launched a crowdfunding campaign to develop a new shoe that incorporates recycled plastic bottles, coffee waste, and polyester. This new shoe design, […]

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CARGILL SELLS SUSTAINABLE COCOA BUTTER TO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY

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One of the world’s largest chocolate companies, Cargill, is now leveraging its rainforest alliance certification from the Cocoa Research Institute for its marketing of pure cocoa butter as a natural product. Referring to the Cargill cocoa promise™, the company is positioning this as a premium product Through their Cargill beauty division. Sustainable Cocoa is sourced

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SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT ‘NOT SUFFICIENT FOR FARMERS, ACCORDING TO STUDY

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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 income. The study highlighted 10 of the largest coffee roasters and retailers, which include Nestle SA, JDE Peet’s NV, J.M. Smucker and Starbucks.  In the study,

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WORLD FINANCE MAGAZINE VOTES NESPRESSO MOST SUSTAINABLE COFFEE COMPANY

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In a move that might come as a surprise to some, the World Finance Magazine voted Nespresso as the “Most Sustainable Company in the Coffee Processing Industry 2021”. The Sustainability Awards launched in 2019 to honour companies for their contribution to protecting the environment. Head of Special Projects at the World Finance Magazine, Monika Wojcik,

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BARRY CALLEBAUT ON BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE COCOA

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Barry Callebaut writes on their website about the relationship between biodiversity and sustainable cocoa and what biodiversity means to them in the context of their “carbon and forest positive by 2025.” action plan. The company is building their biodiversity approach around four pillars: Using Biochar on farms Tree nursery’s providing seedlings for cocoa and non-cocoa trees

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