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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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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

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EU’s Largest Political Party Seeks to Soften EUDR Deforestation Law

The largest political party in the European Union, the European People’s Party (EPP), is behind a proposal to further delay the implementation of landmark European deforestation-free legislation (EUDR) affecting coffee...

2024.11.13

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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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Fairtrade International Celebrates Golden Cup Winners

Fairtrade International rang in the October 1 International Coffee Day by celebrating the winners of its annual Golden Cup green coffee competitions. With the Latin American and Caribbean Network of...

2024.10.01

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Fair Trade USA Founder Paul Rice Resigning as CEO

An influential figure in the fair trade movement over the past quarter century, Paul Rice is resigning as CEO of Fair Trade USA. In an announcement last week, Rice said...

2024.09.18

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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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EU Legislators Approve Landmark Corporate Due Diligence Rules (CSDDD)

The European Parliament last week approved landmark regulations designed to ensure human rights and environmental due diligence among large EU and multinational companies. While applying only to companies with at...

2024.05.01

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