Sustainability
Brazil’s São Mateus Agropecuaria wins top award at the 2023 EIICA
Brazil wins ‘Best of the Best Award’ while Guatemala wins the Coffee Lovers’ Choice Award at the 8th edition of the Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award.
“The time is now” to invest in regenerative agriculture
Leading coffee experts in a panel discussion at the 8th Ernesto Illy International Award breakfast at the UN appeal to the international financial community to invest in the transition to regenerative agriculture through public-private partnerships.
The quest to certify sustainability
Certifications are an important part of consumers’ purchasing decisions and how organisations’ convey the initiatives they are undertaking. But as the demand grows, so does the competition. By Kathryn Brand
Fairtrade International partners with Satellingence to monitor coffee farms
Fairtrade International have announced a new partnership with Satelligence to scale up satellite monitoring of forested areas and farms to all certified cocoa and coffee producer organisations globally.
Expocacer acquires regenerative certification label
In an audit conducted by Regenagri, Cerrado Coffee Growers Cooperative (Expocacer) has become the first in the world to receive the regenerative certification label.
UK Nespresso customers can now recycle pods with Royal Mail
Nespresso UK has announced a partnership with Royal Mail to improve coffee capsule recycling for households across the country.
Global green coffee exports drop 5.5% for CY 2022/23
The ICO reports that NY and London certified trend down as global green coffee exports fall 5.5% to 110.81 bags in coffee year 2022/23.
Equator launches four compostable espresso capsule flavours
The Marin, US-based B-Corp coffee roaster has launched a collection of four organic certified, commercially compostable espresso capsules compatible with the Nespresso Original Line.
Ecotone opens European organic coffee and tea factory
Ecotone has opened Europe’s largest 100% organic coffee and tea factory, which will serve its brands Destination, Naturela, Clipper, Bonneterre, Alter Eco, and Piramide.
Amatera to speed up development of climate resilient coffee
Amatera, a French startup developing climate-smart perennial crops including a new coffee variety with the resilience and yields of Robusta and the taste of Arabica, has closed a €1.5 million ($1.6 million) pre-seed round.
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has joined the ILO Child Labour Platform
Together with other companies, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) has joined the new inter-agency project “Ending Child Labour in Supply Chains”, led by the International Labour Organization (ILO), to address the root causes of child labour in supply chains.
Nepal Tea Collective launches plastic free whole leaf tea bags
The tea bags themselves are plant-based, made of 100% non GMO sugarcane fiber.
Host Milan returns to full form hyping the latest technologies and sustainable innovation
Echoing its pre-Covid exhibition numbers, exhibitors and attendees from around the world were out in full force for the 43rd Host Milan touting the latest technologies and sustainable innovation.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Exhibitions, Sustainability
The balance of organic
The growth of the organic tea and coffee market is accelerating, but is the cost to the producers and consumers justified by the environmental benefits? By Kathryn Brand