Sustainability
Tim Schilling named as 2020 SCA Sustainability champion
Tim Schilling, founder of World Coffee Research and president of WCR Europe, has received the 2020 Sustainability Award from the Specialty Coffee Association.
Starbucks joins industry leaders to accelerate progress towards a net zero future
Starbucks is collaborating with eight other global companies to launch Microsoft’s Transform to Net Zero initiative.
RGC Coffee receives SCA award for sustainability project in Colombia
RGC Coffee has received the 2020 Specialty Coffee Association Sustainability Award in the Project category for its project “Las Manos del Café”.
illycaffé launches new initiative to eliminate 175 tonnes of plastic yearly
#ONEMAKESTHEDIFFERENCE is a new initiative part of illycaffé’s global sustainability plan that will reportedly lead the company to becoming carbon neutral by 2033.
Sustainable Coffee Challenge welcomes new partners
The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has announced 14 new partners joining the Challenge’s mission to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product.
ADM signs new charter committing to a more sustainable future
ADM has joined almost one hundred fragrance and flavour companies in signing an ambitious new Sustainability Charter seeking to improve sustainability across the two industries.
Olam launches prize for innovations in global food security
The award searches for ground-breaking scientific research that can deliver transformational impacts within global agriculture; winners will be supplied with a $75,000 grant to support development and implementation.
Rainforest Alliance announces enhanced certification programme and standard
The new programme consists of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard with requirements for farms and supply chains, along with a new assurance system and a suite of tools to measure progress towards sustainability objectives.
Clipper Teas offers free eco cup with new on-pack promotion
Clipper Teas is rewarding its loyal UK tea drinkers with a free illustrated bamboo cup in exchange for four tokens found on special packs of the brand’s Everyday Tea.
New Populus poll sees UK public supporting an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme
A new Populus poll, commissioned by Nature 2030, has revealed that people in the UK will support an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme model with a variable deposit.
Lavazza Professional adds more drinks products to its KLIX Eco Cup portfolio
Lavazza Professional has forged ahead with its commitment to a dramatic reduction in plastic cup use by expanding the range of KLIX drinks that are available in its KLIX Eco Cup.
Nespresso introduces new Ugandan coffee and marks second year of success for Reviving Origins programme
Nespresso is introducing AMAHA awe UGANDA, ‘Hope of Uganda’, a new and seasonal coffee from the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda, made possible only through the company’s unique Reviving Origins programme.
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Black Insomnia launches 100% compostable coffee pods in the UK
Black Insomnia Coffee Company, the maker of the world’s strongest medium roast coffee, has launched Nespresso-compatible coffee pods which are 100% home compostable.
Nestlé pilots reusable and refillable coffee dispensers
Nestlé is piloting reusable and refillable dispensers for soluble coffee as part of its efforts to reduce single-use packaging.