environmental sustainability

Making Coffee Pods Recyclable is One Thing; Getting Them Recycled is Another

[Note: This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.] There’s a Keurig machine in some 40 million households in the U.S. Single-serve coffee brewing...

2025.01.31

Cambio RoastersCorporateCraft/OperationsDuke Universityenvironmental sustainabilityIndustryJan DellJeremy PareK-CupskeurigKeurig Dr PepperKeurig Green MountainKevin HartleyMacroMarketingmaterials recovery facility (MRF)NespressopolypropyleneProductsrecyclingRoastingThe Last Beach CleanupUnited Statesコーヒー

Study: With Reusable Cup Schemes, Gambling Trumps Morality

Believe it or not, humans may not be drawn to reusable cup schemes due to a sense of moral duty or good old-fashioned guilt. What’s really going to draw them...

2025.01.30

Amos TverskyBusiness OperationsCanadaDaniel Kahnemanenvironmental sustainabilityMarketingplasticresearchRetailreusable cupsscienceSimon Sheppardsingle-useto-go cupsUniversity of British Columbiaコーヒー

Matthew Algie and Solidaridad Launch Two-Year Decarbonization Pilot in Honduras

Through a partnership with the farmer-focused civil society organization Solidaridad Network, Scottish coffee roasting company Matthew Algie is launching a decarbonization pilot project focused on Honduras. The Glasgow-based coffee company...

2025.01.21

Capucascarbon neutralityCentral AmericaCorporateCraft/Operationsenvironmental sustainabilityFarmer IssuesGlasgowHondurasIndustryMacroMarketingMatthew AlgieOriginRoastingScotlandSolidaridadSustainabilityコーヒー

With Green Climate Fund Backing, Conservation International Launching AROMA Coffee Project

The Green Climate Fund recently signed off on an approximately $2 million grant to support the design of an ambitious multi-year coffee sustainability program led by the nonprofit Conservation International...

2025.01.20

AfricaCentral Americaclimate adaptationclimate changeclimate mitigationConservation Internationalenvironmental sustainabilityFarmer IssuesGreen Climate FundGuatemalaHondurasIndustryInternationalMarket NewsMexicoOriginSustainabilityUgandaUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeコーヒー

Vietnam, IDH and JDE Peet’s Partner in Landmark EUDR Database Project

A public-private partnership involving the world’s second-largest coffee producer, Vietnam, is resulting in a nationwide database system for forests and coffee-growing areas. Led by the partnership-focused sustainable agriculture nonprofit IDH,...

2024.12.20

AsiaCorporatedeforestationenvironmental sustainabilityEUDRFarmer IssuesIDHIndustryInternationalJDE Peet'sMarket NewsNguyen Do Anh TuanOriginSustainabilityVietnamVietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentコーヒー

Report: Climate Change Adaptation Plans Are Working for Coffee Producers

A new report commissioned by Fairtrade International and co-funded by the European Union found that coffee producers are leading producers in other agricultural sectors in planning for climate change, though...

2024.12.13

AfricaCentral Americaclimate adaptationclimate changeenvironmental sustainabilityEuropean UnionFairtrade InternationalFarmer IssuesIndustryInternationalMarket NewsOriginSustainabilityコーヒー

Major FAO Report Reveals ‘Hidden Costs’ of Coffee Production

As coffee prices currently sit at historically high levels on the commodities markets, driven by supply concerns and growing demand, the economic benefits for green coffee producers might seem universally...

2024.12.11

Africachild laborcoffee pricesdeforestationEast Africaenvironmental sustainabilityEthiopiaFAOFarmer Issuesgreen coffeeliving incomeOriginresearchsmallholder farmerssocial sustainabilitySustainabilityTanzaniaUgandaUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organizationコーヒー

Peru Coffee Study Underscores Environmental Benefits of Organic Production

A study from Peru shines new light on the environmental impact of green coffee production, finding synthetic fertilizers and untreated coffee pulp to be the largest contributors to carbon emissions....

2024.11.20

Cajamarcacertificationscoffee wasteenvironmental sustainabilityFarmer IssuesfertilizersMarket NewsorganicOriginPeruPontificia Universidad Católica del PerúpulpresearchscienceSouth AmericaSustainabilitywaste managementコーヒー

Can You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products are Recyclable? US Regulators May Crack Down on Deceptive Claims

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of...

2024.11.19

capsulesColumnsCorporateEnvironmental Protection Agencyenvironmental sustainabilityFederal Trade CommissionFTC Green GuidesgreenwashingIndustrylegal issuesMacroMarketingpackagingPatrick ParenteauplasticpodsrecyclingRoastingsingle-servesingle-usewastewaste managementコーヒー

GCP: 73% of Coffee from Nine Major Buyers Meets Sustainability Baseline

Approximately 73% of the green coffee purchased by nine of the world’s largest buyers in 2023 met a recognized baseline sustainability standard, according to the latest annual report from the...

2024.11.15

Annette PenselcertificationsCoffee Sustainability Reference CodeCorporateCraft/Operationsenvironmental sustainabilityGlobal Coffee Platformgreen coffeeIndustryInternationalJDE Peet'sJulius MeinlKeurig Dr PepperMacroMarket NewsMelitta GroupNestleOriginpurchasingRoastingSupracaféSustainabilityTaylors of HarrogateTescoUnited Statesコーヒー