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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 2: What Companies Are Not Saying

The coffee industry is awash in sustainability claims. What’s missing, the 2026 Coffee Barometer finds, is proof that any of it is changing the commercial terms that dictate value in...

2026.07.14

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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 2: What Companies Are Not Saying

The coffee industry is awash in sustainability claims. What’s missing, the 2026 Coffee Barometer finds, is proof that any of it is changing the commercial terms that dictate value in...

2026.07.14

2026 Coffee BarometerAndrea OlivarAntonie FountainAshlee TuttlemanCoffee BarometerColumnsConservation Internationalcorporate sustainabilityCSDDDCSRDEthos AgricultureEU Deforestation RegulationEUDRFairtradeFrederik de VriesGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmentgreen coffeegreenwashingIndustryliving incomeMarket NewsMarketingNiels Haakpricesrainforest allianceSjoerd Panhuysensmallholder farmersSolidaridadSpecialty Coffee Transaction GuidetransparencyVOCALコーヒー

Amid Anti-Greenwashing Directives, EU Coffee Industry Group Provides Guidance

The European Coffee Federation just published the “Shadow Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules” (Shadow PEFCR), a technical document designed to help coffee companies prepare for emerging anti-greenwashing laws. The ECF,...

2025.09.18

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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

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