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GCP: 75% of Coffee from 11 Major Buyers Meets Some Sustainability Mark

Approximately 75% of the green coffee purchased by 11 of the world’s largest buyers in 2024 met some sort of sustainability standard, according to the latest report from the...

2025.12.11

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Fairtrade Plans Major Standards Overhaul for Coffee and Other Crops

Fairtrade International is planning a sweeping overhaul of the standards that govern Fairtrade-certified coffee and other crops. The multi-year project will likely reshape how millions of farmers, workers and buyers...

2025.11.26

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Fairtrade and Bina Desa Lead EU-Funded Smallholder Initiative in Indonesia

Fairtrade International and Indonesian NGO Bina Desa are launching a four-year, €1 million (US$1.15 million) program to help smallholder farmers in Indonesia adapt to climate change, meet new sustainability regulations...

2025.11.06

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SCA Officially Launches Q Grader Courses Tied to the CVA

The United States- and Europe-based Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) officially opened enrollment for the new Q Grader program, saying courses will roll out across regions and languages in the coming...

2025.10.02

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Nespresso First to Claim Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Certified Coffee

Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso said it will be the first coffee brand to bring a Rainforest Alliance Regenerative certified coffee to market. According to a Sept. 24 company announcement,...

2025.09.25

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Rainforest Alliance Launching Regenerative Agriculture Certification for Coffee

Rainforest Alliance just announced the launch of a new standard and certification for regenerative agriculture in coffee, with a distinct “regenerative” seal expected to land on consumer coffee bags...

2025.09.09

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How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change the Global Coffee Trade

If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world drinks about 2 billion cups of coffee a day. However, a European Union law might soon affect your...

2025.09.02

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Study Suggests Coffee Industry Has Been Incentivizing Carbon Storage All Wrong

For more than a century, the act of planting new trees has helped assuage the collective guilt of humans, the beneficiaries of economic progress at the expense of the...

2025.08.27

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Regeneratively Farmed is the New Buzz Label on Supermarket Shelves – But What Does it Actually Mean?

Have you noticed “regenerative” popping up on food labels or in marketing ads? It sounds promising — farming that heals the soil and helps stop climate change. So, what does it...

2025.02.06

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Labor Violations Alleged in Starbucks and Nestlé Supply Chains in China

Independent field investigations in China’s Yunnan Province found labor violations at coffee farms that supply coffees purchased and certified as sustainable by coffee giants Starbucks and Nestlé, according to a...

2024.12.05

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