Recognition for Social and Environmental Impact in Coffee
Ernesto Illy Award for the Sustainable Quality of Coffee
Origin
Trees May Not Be for the Birds
A new study from the University of Delaware has found that we may be overlooking the most important factor in creating bird friendly coffee: what kind of trees are being planted.
Do You Know? Chad Trewick & Peter W. Roberts
Guiding the Conversation on the Coffee Price Crisis
Coffee Quality Institute Appoints New Leadership
Dr. Tina Yerkes, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Coffee Quality Institute.
Committed to Fair Trade
Fair Trade USA announces a bevy of new partnerships to improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers around the globe as part of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge.
Cashing Out of Women’s Sweat
Women bear the majority of labor on Kenya’s coffee farms—but at what cost?
2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners
Outstanding work in the field of sustainability within the coffee industry can often go unnoticed. But each year, one project, business model, and individual are acknowledged for their work in the field with an SCA Sustainability Award during the Re:co Symposium.
Court Rules in Favor of Nestlé Regarding Non-Disclosure of Slave and Child Labor
While Nestlé admits that some of its cocoa is sourced from the Côte d’Ivoire, which has well-documented widespread practices of child and forced labor in the cocoa industry, a federal court in the District of Massachusetts found it was not deceptive for the company to omit those practices from its label.
Unilever and James Finlay Forced off Kenyan Tea Farming Lands
The National Land Commission of Kenya has refused to renew the leases of several multinational tea estates, including Unilever and James Finlay.
Preparing for First-Ever Coffee Harvest in San Diego County
Oceanside, California, farmers are preparing for the region’s first-ever coffee harvest, which could eventually fetch prices of hundreds of dollars per pound.