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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

Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 1: Prices Swing, Structures Don’t

Record-high commodity coffee prices have not rescued the coffee industry from its sustainability shortcomings, according to the newly released 2026 Coffee Barometer. By contrast, they may have exposed how little...

2026.07.03

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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 1: Prices Swing, Structures Don’t

Record-high commodity coffee prices have not rescued the coffee industry from its sustainability shortcomings, according to the newly released 2026 Coffee Barometer. By contrast, they may have exposed how little...

2026.07.03

2026 Coffee BarometerAfricaAndrea OlivarAntonie FountainAshlee TuttlemanAsiaCentral AmericaCoffee Barometercoffee pricesConservation InternationalCorporateCSDDDEthos AgricultureEUDRFarmer IssuesfarmworkersFrederik de VriesGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmentgreen coffeeHawaiiICO Coffee Public-Private Task ForceIndonesiaIndustryInternationalliving incomeMarket NewsMarketingmulti-stakeholder initiativesNiels HaakOriginpricesSjoerd Panhuysensmallholder farmersSolidaridadSouth AmericaSustainabilityUnited StatesVOCALコーヒー

Major Traders Agree on Two ‘Principles of Procurement’ to Improve Coffee Sector Sustainability

A group of 14 major coffee traders and roasters has agreed on two shared green coffee buying principles intended to improve the long-term economic viability of coffee farmers. Three...

2026.04.01

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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

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Report Highlights Glaring Discrepancies in Coffee Value Distribution

A new economic report shows that while coffee has enough value to ensure profitability for everyone in the supply chain, the current distribution of value heavily favors roasters and...

2024.06.19

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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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Solidaridad’s Small Farmer Atlas Navigates the Perspectives of Farmers

The farmer-focused international development firm Solidaridad has been working to put the perspectives of small farmers from numerous agricultural sectors on the map — or on the atlas, as it...

2024.03.22

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Fairtrade Movement Co-Founder Frans van der Hoff Dead at 84

Frans van der Hoff, one of the founding figures of the Fairtrade movement, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. The cause of death is not publicly known. A...

2024.02.17

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