COLOGNE, Germany – 4C Services has joined the ISEAL Community, marking a pivotal moment in 4C’s commitment to fostering sustainable practices and transparent and credible supply chains within the coffee sector. Since the inception of the 4C Code in 2023, the multistakeholder approach has been a cornerstone of the continuous improvement of the 4C certification system, a leading sustainability standard for coffee production and processing.
4C Services joins the ISEAL Community
4C aligns itself with ISEAL, a globally recognized network dedicated to advancing sustainability across industries. ISEAL Community Members are sustainability systems and accreditation bodies dedicated to delivering benefits for people and planet.
They are committed to continually improving their systems and impacts through learning and innovation; collaborating with stakeholders and peers; and are transparent and truthful about how their systems work and how they measure their impacts.
Following the approval from the ISEAL Board on November 30, 2023, ISEAL’s Executive Director, Karin Kreider, commented, “I’m delighted to welcome 4C as an ISEAL Community Member. With 4C’s close focus on the coffee sector through the 4C standard and certification programme, we anticipate their insight will be a valuable addition to our learning community. We look forward to providing them with the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with other ISEAL Community Members”.
In becoming an ISEAL Community Member, 4C joins a growing number of well-respected sustainability systems that are driving positive social and environmental change across multiple sectors. 4C will be working alongside these distinguished organisations to innovate, collaborate, and lead by example, setting new standards for transparency, credibility, and impact in sustainable coffee practices.
Norbert Schmitz, 4C Services GmbH CEO commented “We are proud to join the ISEAL Community. This marks an important milestone in the continuous improvement of 4C and reinforces our position as a reliable and effective certification system. As we embark on this journey with ISEAL, we look forward to collaborative efforts, shared insights, and collective impact that will amplify our mission to support sustainability in global supply chains.”
About 4C
4C is a leading sustainability certification scheme for the entire coffee sector. 4C certification focuses on good agricultural and management practices, including requirements on economic, social and environmental conditions for coffee production and processing in order to establish credible sustainable and transparent supply chains. For more information click here.
