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European Legislators Plan to Delay Deforestation Law (EUDR) a Year

The European Commission yesterday said it plans to delay enforcement of the landmark deforestation-free supply chain law, known as EUDR, for 12 months. The announcement comes amidst a chorus of...

2024.10.04

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VOCAL Alliance Launches, Urges EU Regulatory Compliance Over Pushback

A new consortium of civil society organizations under the acronym VOCAL (Voice of Organizations in Coffee Alliance) launched today, challenging the coffee industry’s prevailing positions on regulatory compliance. In its...

2024.10.02

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Report: Ethiopian Coffee Producers Facing ‘Green Squeeze’ from EUDR

Ever since European legislators put their stamp on the final draft of the new EU deforestation-free supply chain law (EUDR) in December 2022, organizations in and around the coffee industry...

2024.09.30

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Opinion: Large Roasters Urge EUDR Delay, But Where’s the Culpability?

As the enforcement countdown for the new EU deforestation-free law (EUDR) reaches its final months, the chorus of prominent coffee industry voices urging a delay is growing ever louder. Beginning...

2024.08.20

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Study: Coffee Has High Potential to Combine Conservation and Production

As agricultural goods go, coffee has a particularly high potential to combine forest conservation, biodiversity and production output, according to a meta analysis published this spring. A team of researchers...

2024.07.11

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European Roasters Call for Delay in EU Deforestation Rules (EUDR)

A consortium of large European green coffee purchasing and roasting companies is asking EU lawmakers to delay implementation of Europe’s new anti-deforestation law. The 23-year-old nonprofit group International Coffee Partners...

2024.06.07

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Inside a Pioneering Program to Protect Coffee and Birds in Venezuela

The Aves y Cafe program in Venezuela aids rural communities by encouraging community-centered shade coffee agroforestry, while protecting rare and migrating birds. The project has so far succeeded in protecting...

2024.05.27

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Report: European Trade Group Urges Delay in Deforestation-Free Law

A prominent European coffee industry trade organization reportedly sent a letter to the European Commission urging the delay of implementation of the new EU deforestation-free supply chain law, known as...

2024.02.23

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JDE Peet’s and Enveritas Announce Global Deforestation-Free Plan

Global coffee giant JDE Peet’s says it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with at least four coffee-producing countries for a new deforestation-free coffee initiative. The publicly traded company announced...

2024.02.14

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Fairtrade International Updating Coffee Standard to Meet or Exceed EUDR

The sustainability certification organization Fairtrade International is updating its published coffee standard in order to meet or exceed the forthcoming requirements of the EU deforestation-free regulations (EUDR). While Fairtrade International...

2024.02.13

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