{"id":20063,"date":"2021-04-21T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T20:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=20063"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:56:06","slug":"illycafe-obtains-b-corp-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/illycafe-obtains-b-corp-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLYCAFF\u00c8 OBTAINS B CORP CERTIFICATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trieste, Italy, April 14, 2021<\/em> \u2013 illycaff\u00e8 has become the first Italian coffee company to obtain the B Corp certification<\/strong>, awarded to companies that meet the highest standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and responsibility. B-Corp certified companies operate to optimize their positive impact on employees, their communities, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many corporations are making it a priority to be a positive force in the world, B Corps are leaders in translating this concept into practice, based on their adherence to strict overall measurement protocols for the value they create and their commitment to continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethics and sustainability are part of illycaff\u00e8 DNA: since its founding in 1933, it has set itself the goal of improving people\u2019s quality of life. In 2019, illy strengthened its commitment to operating as a stakeholder company when it adopted Benefit Company status. In doing so, illycaff\u00e8 reaffirmed its choice to seek continued growth by operating in a sustainable way for the communities with which it interacts, formally integrating this commitment within company bylaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability has always been an operating principle at illycaff\u00e8. It is applied to the company\u2019s entire supply chain, which is built on a system of direct relations with suppliers on the basis of four pillars: selecting and working directly with the best Arabica growers; transferring knowledge and expertise to the growers, training them at illycaff\u00e8\u2019s University of Coffee (UdC); and through direct, hands-on work in coffee fields with specialized agronomists to achieve sustained, high-quality production while also respecting the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

illycaff\u00e8 combines these actions with rewarding growers for the quality they achieve by paying premium prices, higher than the market average while fostering continuous improvement to create sustainable coffee and a community of growers: a community in every sense, capable of meeting not only in-person but virtually thanks to the platform created by illy known as Circolo illy. \u00a0These, and numerous other initiatives, contributed to illy\u2019s B Corp certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n