Sustainability
Global consumer concerns over climate change and food shortages escalate
Environmental fears ‘get real’ as global consumer concerns over climate change and food shortages rise.
NKG enhances sustainability performance within its supply chains
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) expands its range of traceable coffees that meet key sustainability criteria and increases the number of companies implementing its supply chain program, NKG Verified.
TAZO reformulates four best-selling blends to regenerative organic teas
TAZO is becoming a regenerative brand by transitioning its tea portfolio to a regenerative organic approach.
Zakat Foundation of America supports Yemen’s historic ‘National Yemen Coffee Auction’
With unanimous support from Yemen’s coffee community, The Mokha Institute, with support from the Zakat Foundation of America, has launched an open auction platform for Yemeni farmers and exporters to access the global marketplace for the first time.
Coffee prices fall back below 200 US cents/lb in July 2022
The ICO Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) was down 5.7% from June to July 2022, averaging 190.82 US cents/lb for the latter.
Clipper Tea Unveils Fully Recyclable Packaging and Rebranding
One step closer to its goal of having 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025, Clipper Tea announced that it has transitioned to fully recyclable larger and smaller pack boxes across its entire range of teas. Its relaunch in the US includes new packaging, rebranding and new flavours designed specifically for American tea drinkers.
In the Eye of the Storm
As biological and environmental challenges continue to intensify, coffee and tea researchers are integrating science and technology to help combat the problems and adapt.
Special Supplier Sustainability Section
Sustainability in all it pillars – environmental, social and economic – is at the core of both the coffee and tea industries. In T&CTJ, over the years, we have covered the sustainable initiatives of many coffee and tea brands, and now it is the suppliers’ turn to have their say. Below, companies ranging from tea suppliers to roasting machine manufacturers share some of their current sustainability efforts.
Tea Sustainability Perspectives and the Environment
In December, T&CTJ announced a collaboration with Firsd Tea to create what we believe is the ‘first of its kind’ tea survey to gauge sustainability perceptions of the tea industry among business leaders in tea, coffee and related industries. The survey ran through February 2022 and the report is now available on T&CTJ’s and Firsd Tea’s websites. This article outlines initial findings from the survey.
Ethical Bean invites coffee lovers to roast and recycle with TerraCycle
Ethical Bean is scaling up their sustainability initiatives to help consumers show their love for coffee and the environment.
Yemen launches historic Inaugural ‘National Yemen Coffee Auction’
The Mokha Institute, with unanimous support from Yemen’s coffee community, launches a new open auction platform for Yemeni farmers and exporters to access the global marketplace for the first time.
Pukka Herbs tackles pharmaceutical health culture with multiple research projects to unlock power of plants
Herbal wellbeing company, Pukka Herbs is undertaking 25 research projects to tackle a health culture
“overwhelming dominated” by pharmaceuticals, according to the latest Pukka’s Impact Report.
I-CIP rebounds to over 200 US cents/lb for the first time since February
The ICO Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) gained 4.5% from May to June 2022, averaging 202.46 US cents/lb for the latter. Estimated total production in coffee year 2021-22 remains unchanged at 167.2 million bags, while world coffee consumption is still projected to grow by 3.3% to 170.3 million 60-kg bags in 2021-22.
Firsd Tea 2022 Sustainability Perspectives
T&CTJ collaborated with Firsd Tea to create what we believe was the ‘first of its kind’ tea survey to gauge sustainability perceptions of the tea industry.