sustainability

coffee chains

Starbucks to lead first-ever city-wide reusable cup project in California with NextGen Consortium

Desk7 - July 10, 2024

PETALUMA, California - Starbucks has explored the possibility of getting more people to use reusable cups before – more than two dozen different tests...

Roasters

Segafredo Zanetti France is rewarded with the EcoVadis gold medal

Desk7 - June 28, 2024

ROUEN, France - Segafredo Zanetti France, part of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, has been rewarded with the EcoVadis gold medal. The EcoVadis certification assesses...

Sustainability

Nestlé Travel Retail meets growing demand for sustainable chocolate with new exclusive range

Desk7 - June 27, 2024

VEVEY, Switzerland - As travelers embark on their journeys across airports this summer, they will have the opportunity to explore the new travel retail-exclusive...

Sustainability

Fairtrade’s 2023 annual report highlights progress towards fairness agenda

Desk7 - June 24, 2024

BONN, Germany – Fairtrade International released its 2023 Annual Report during its General Assembly showcasing the organisation’s priorities and milestones, including progress on sustainability...

Companies

FigBrew saves 12,000 coffee trees with their beanless brew replacement

Desk7 - June 21, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama– FigBrew recently announced that their beanless coffee replacement sales to date have offset the output of over 12,000 coffee trees while saving...

Interviews & Opinions

Matteo Borea: “With the EUDR, small coffee producers risk losing access to the European market”

Desk7 - June 10, 2024

Matteo Borea, Barista Coach and third generation of the La Genovese roasting company in Albenga (Italy), explains in an in-depth analysis the possible consequences on...

Sustainability

International Coffee Partners: “Smallholder coffee farmers are at risk of being excluded from the EU Market”

Desk7 - June 7, 2024

HAMBURG, Germany - Forests must effectively be protected in the coffee-growing regions. That is why Delta Cafés of Portugal, Franck of Croatia, Joh. Johannson...

Sustainability

Coffee growers in the Cerrado Mineiro are the first in the world to receive a low carbon label

Desk7 - May 29, 2024

CERRADO MINEIRO, Brazil - In yet another unprecedented milestone for Brazilian and global coffee farming, 20 farms associated with the Cerrado Coffee Growers Cooperative...

Certifications

GCP recognizes 3 new sustainability schemes as equivalent to the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code

Desk7 - May 24, 2024

BONN, Germany - Three sustainability schemes have been added to the growing list of schemes recognized by the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) as equivalent...

Roasters