Sustainability
PepsiCo commits to 100% recycled plastic bottles in EU markets
PepsiCo is committing to eliminate all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European Union markets by 2022.
Nestlé offers reusable containers for Ricoré coffee drink
Nestlé announced it will offer reusable containers for its Ricoré chicory and coffee drink, Nesquik cocoa powder and Chocapic Bio cereals in partnership with the French retailer Carrefour and Loop, a global circular company.
Coca-Cola HBC recognised with double ‘A’ score for climate action and water stewardship
Coca-Cola HBC’s leadership in sustainability has again been recognised via an ‘A List’ ranking from CDP.
Applications open for Tea Tycoons
Questex, organiser of the World Tea Expo, has launched a new programme to celebrate and honour emerging small businesses producing innovative products for the global tea industry.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Nestlé redoubles efforts to combat climate change
Focusing on regenerative agriculture and moving to renewable electricity, the company is now taking measures to halve its emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.
Fostering sustainability and higher quality through recognition
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award celebrates and rewards illycaffè’s best growers for the attention to sustainable quality they bring to their work every day, aims to help improve the lives of producers — and the planet.
Submissions now open for 2021 Specialty Coffee Association Awards
The Specialty Coffee Association Awards recognise excellence in product innovation, design, and sustainability across the industry.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Cooperativa Cocabel wins the 5th Annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award
llycaffè announced the winner of the 2020 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award in a virtual ceremony.
Olam partners with TechnoServe to train Guatemala’s coffee farmers
Olam Coffee is partnering with TechnoServe to train 4,000 coffee farmers in a remote area of Guatemala.
Bigelow Tea works to reduce carbon footprint one electric vehicle at a time
Through a partnership with Fermata Energy, Bigelow Tea is installing a bidirectional charger and demand-charge predictive software at its facility in Louisville, KY.
Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK create nationwide coffee pod recycling scheme
Podback, a not-for-profit organisation, is the UK’s first cross-industry collaboration of its kind within the coffee sector.
Sustainable Coffee Challenge welcomes new partners
The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has announced eight new partners joining its mission to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product.
ICO’s public and private task force pursues economic sustainability for coffee sector
The International Coffee Council has confirmed and endorsed a vision and road map setting out new commitments towards achieving a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive coffee sector.
Olam Coffee sets sustainability goals for 2025
Olam Coffee, a leading green coffee origin exporter and part of Olam Food Ingredients, has announced its vision for the future of the coffee sector.