Sustainable Harvest

Column: Why Are ‘Sustainable’ Businesses Going Out of Business and How Can We Change That?

Why are “sustainable” businesses going out of business and how can we change that? A good place to start is with greater transparency. We also need honest recognition that multiple...

2024.04.03

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New Consultancy Kune Brings Finance and Sustainability Together

A new consultancy based in Central America called Kune (LinkedIn page) has planted itself squarely at the intersection of sustainability, coffee agribusiness and finance. Taking its name from the universal...

2024.02.29

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Liam Brody Named CEO of Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)

Longtime agriculture sustainability professional Liam Brody is the new chief executive officer of the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA). Brody succeeds Daniele Giovannucci in the globally focused consortium’s top executive...

2024.02.06

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Covoya Specialty Coffee Adds Mark Inman as Senior Trader

Longtime green coffee professional Mark Inman has joined United States-based Covoya Specialty Coffee as director and senior trader. A past president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (now SCA),...

2024.02.06

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Al Liu to Lead Sustainable Harvest’s Expansion of ‘Let’s Talk Coffee’

Green coffee trading company Sustainable Harvest plans to expand its progressive and influential Let’s Talk Coffee event series under the direction of longtime specialty coffee professional Al Liu. In an...

2023.11.30

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Bellwether Commits to 100% Living Income Pricing by 2025

Electric coffee roasting machine maker Bellwether Coffee has announced a commitment to living income pricing throughout its green coffee supply chain by the end of 2024. The move is intended...

2023.08.24

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Honduras-Born Lenca Coffee Opens Farm-to-Car Shop in Pennsylvania

Drivers around the South Central Pennsylvania borough of Waynseboro can now get a fresh taste of Honduras without even leaving their vehicles. Following a move last year into a 3,000-square-foot...

2023.08.10

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