Sustainability
Winners announced for the 2021 SCA Awards
The winners for the Best New Product Awards, Coffee Design Awards and Sustainability Awards have been announced as part of this year’s inaugural Specialty Coffee Association Awards programme.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Product news, Sustainability
Amal Yemen event launches to inspire hope through coffee amid humanitarian crisis
Amal Yemen will bring together industry experts, specialists & artists from around the world to celebrate Yemen’s storied coffee industry and support long-term economic recovery of the war-torn country.
Coda Group launches natural coffee capsules
Solinatra is a new material from Coda Group made solely from natural materials that looks like and behaves like plastic but with significant sustainability credentials.
Lavazza reaffirms sustainability commitment with La Reserva de iTIERRA! relaunch
Lavazza is reaffirming its commitment to sustainable production and coffee farmer welfare with the relaunch of its premium range of sustainable, quality blends for coffee professionals.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Bigelow Tea celebrates B-Corp Month with a focus on employee sustainability training
In recognition of B Corp Month, Bigelow Tea is encouraging its employees to “B the Change” through a commitment to more sustainable practices at work and at home.
Lavazza Partners with Hello Sunshine as Official Coffee of Reese’s Book Club
Lavazza is partnering with media company Hello Sunshine as the Official Coffee of Reese’s Book Club, a community founded by Reese Witherspoon that celebrates a new book each month with women at the story’s center.
Clipper Teas and Fairtrade Foundation support sustainable farming methods
Clipper Teas is working with the Fairtrade Foundation to showcase the sustainable farming methods used on Clipper’s Fairtrade tea estates that have a positive impact on people and the planet.
RGC Coffee releases its 2020 Sustainability Report
RGC Coffee has announced the release of its 2020 Sustainability Report at this year’s National Coffee Association Convention (held virtually from 3-5 March).
Ethisphere names illycaffè among the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies
illycaffè has been named among one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the ninth consecutive time.
ICO composite indicator increases for the 4th consecutive month
The International Coffee Organisation announced that in February 2021, the ICO composite indicator continued its upward trend.
TAZO joins the fight for climate justice in partnership with SZA and American Forests
The TAZO Tree Corps, launching in Spring, will use tree planting and maintenance to help combat climate change and create new jobs in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods and communities of colour.
The NCA’s first virtual convention begins 3 March
The National Coffee Association (NCA) is launching its first virtual summit on 3 March.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Will we see the return of reusable products?
There is no question that the impact reusable products were having in the hospitality industry was nothing but significant, with its importance only growing. Over the last year they have been widely forced aside and the question now, however, is whether the catering, hospitality, and takeaway industry will ever see a widespread return of them? Catering24 CEO Steve Lloyd reports.
Dunkin’ continues commitments to coffee sustainability in 2021
Dunkin’ has shared some of the latest ways it is continuing its commitment to coffee sustainability in 2021, furthering ongoing efforts to make a meaningful difference in the lives and livelihoods of coffee farmers and producers.