Sustainability

Costa Rica’s Successes in EUDR Compliance Illuminates the Struggles of Others

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), passed in 2023, will require that traders in several agricultural commodities, including coffee, prove that their products don’t contribute to deforestation. To prepare, Costa...

2026.05.25

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Researchers Propose ‘Libex’ Hybrid as Climate Change Accelerates

Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have proposed the formal name Coffea × libex for hybrids of the liberica and excelsa coffee species, arguing that the cross could provide...

2026.05.21

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Costa Rica Study Explores the Social Impact of Biennial Production Cycles

Although a steady fixture in the day-to-day lives of millions of consumers, coffee at the production level can often follow a “boom-and-bust” rhythm, with a larger harvest one year...

2026.05.05

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Seven Certified B Corps Launch a Global Coffee Coalition

Seven Certified B Corporations spanning green coffee production, trading, roasting and retailing have launched the B Corp Coffee Coalition, presenting a shared commitment to improving the coffee sector. The founding...

2026.04.29

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Seven Certified B Corps Launch a Global Coffee Coalition

Seven Certified B Corporations spanning green coffee production, trading, roasting and retailing have launched the B Corp Coffee Coalition, presenting a shared commitment to improving the coffee sector. The founding...

2026.04.29

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Major Coffee Companies Join Pre-Competitive Initiative to Map World’s Coffee Lands

At least seven major coffee and roasting companies are joining forces with space company Airbus to launch what they describe as a comprehensive, openly accessible map of global coffee production. The...

2026.04.22

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Major Coffee Companies Join Pre-Competitive Initiative to Map World’s Coffee Lands

At least seven major coffee and roasting companies are joining forces with space company Airbus to launch what they describe as a comprehensive, openly accessible map of global coffee production. The...

2026.04.22

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‘Forest 500’ Report Tracks Coffee Industry Deforestation Commitments

While the looming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been nudging corporate behavioral changes in Europe, the coffee industry remains among the weakest performers on several key indicators of deforestation risk,...

2026.04.16

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Coffee Crops Are Dying from a Fungus with Species-Jumping Genes

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee...

2026.04.14

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Coffee Quality Institute Revives Coffee Corps Program

The nonprofit Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) has reactivated its Coffee Corps volunteer program, issuing its first call for volunteers since the program went dormant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coffee Corps,...

2026.04.14

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