environmental sustainability

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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Avanza Cafe

JDE Peet’s and TechnoServe Launch $15.3 Million Avanza Café Project

Coffee roasting conglomerate JDE Peet’s and the nonprofit TechnoServe announced the launch of a wide-ranging new sustainability initiative focused on the Central American coffee sector called Avanza Café. The initiative,...

2024.10.02

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Minneapolis Roaster Coffeewomple Embraces the Sustainability Journey

A roasting company in Northeast Minneapolis called Coffeewomple recently embarked on a journey towards high-quality and environmentally conscious coffee, opening a new roastery with an all-electric 15-kilo Giesen roaster at...

2024.09.16

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Researchers Explore High-Elevation Robusta as Arabica Replacement

The results of a five-year multi-location field trial in Brazil suggest that robusta grown at high elevations might be a suitable replacement for arabica, which is facing existential threats on...

2024.07.26

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How the Genome Diversity of Major Crops Tells the Story of Their Evolution

On March 27, 2024, a study published in the scientific journal Nature announced that the sugarcane genome had at last been cracked. This was a remarkable achievement because of the complexity...

2024.07.15

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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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A Citywide Reusable Cup Scheme is Coming to California

Coffee retailers big and small are joining in a new city-wide reusable cup program in Petaluma, California, as the industry continues to produce daily mountains of single-use-product waste. The organizing...

2024.07.10

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Environmentalists Warn Against Monoculture Coffee Growth in Bangladesh

Though coffee is not a native crop in Bangladesh, in the last couple of years, Bangladeshi farmers, especially those living in hilly regions, have been cultivating coffee thanks to favorable...

2024.07.03

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Scientific Review Calls for Standardization in Coffee Life Cycle Assessments

A new systematic review of 34 previous studies on the environmental impact of green coffee production from seed to cup calls for more consistent methodologies, more detailed reporting and increased...

2024.06.05

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Baltimore’s Southeastern Roastery Expands with Organic and Bird Friendly Certs

Baltimore-based coffee roasting company Southeastern Roastery has exponentially expanded its roastery while achieving USDA Organic and Smithsonian Bird Friendly certifications. The minority- and woman-owned company plans to use the new...

2024.04.10

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