Commitments can be small or large, global or local. No matter the size or scope, commitments help advance sustainability in the coffee sector.
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Nearly every major coffee-producing region of the world is under stress. Warming temperatures, drought and changing weather patterns are affecting coffee production and the livelihoods of coffee farmers. Across the globe, companies, governments and organizations are working to address these issues in tangible, meaningful ways. Explore commitments by different actors and geographies.
*Commitments may focus on more than one geographical region.
38 Commitments
From farm to cup
48 Commitments
The year 2030 is a critical year for the coffee industry; climate change impacts are expected to intensify as demand for coffee continues to grow. To make coffee sustainable, everyone has to do their part. The timeline below shows when we anticipate many commitments being achieved.
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2021
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2025
2026
2027
2030
Commitments range from transitioning to sustainable coffee sourcing to investing in the renovation of coffee farms, to training farmers on better management practices. The Challenge provides an online space to understand the numerous commitments being made by actors from across the coffee sector. Explore the commitments by topic.
3 Commitments
Gender, Youth + Indigenous People
2 Commitments
Education + Health
5 Commitments
Labor Conditions
4 Commitments
Climate
1 Commitments
Water Access + Conservation
5 Commitments
Forest Conservation + Reforestation
11 Commitments
Technical Assistance
3 Commitments
Renovation
5 Commitments
Access to Inputs
3 Commitments
Access to Finance
3 Commitments
Producer Country Policy
9 Commitments
Standards / Certification
17 Commitments
Sourcing Policies
1 Commitments
Consumer Country Policy
2 Commitments
Consumer Education + Awareness
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ENSURE THE RESILIENCE OF COFFEE FARMS AND COMMUNITIES by: sourcing towards 100% of our permanent coffees through the...
Target Year 2020
Global
Make sure farms from where we source, pay at least the minimum wage.
Target Year 2018
Global
Source from farms with waste water treatment and initiative to reduce water use.
Target Year 2018
Global
By 2020, 100% of Own Brand coffee products are certified to an acceptable standard. Standards currently accepted include...
Target Year 2020
Global
Source from farms free forced labor, child labor, withholding ID, physical, verbal or sexual abuse, unsafe conditions or...
Target Year 2018
Global
Incentive the improvement of workers conditions at the farm (Housing, wages, access to health services).
Target Year 2018
Source from farms and coops that protect the ecosystem and biodiversity protection/use shade and soil protection
Target Year 2018
Global
I become the go-between of a producer and consumers.
Target Year 2030
Brazil, Colombia, East Timor...
ASU commits to annually involve undergraduate and graduate students in classroom and research projects involving sustainable coffee
Target Year 2017
USA
Our NGO Cafe Africa has a 3D approach. We work with coffee producing countries in Africa in order...
Target Year 2025
Burundi, Cameroon, Congo...
By 2026, the Sustainable Coffee Challenge has helped stimulate a 25% increase in demand for sustainable coffee and...
Target Year 2026
Global
By 2020, we will source 40% of our volume verified or certified against sustainability standards. By 2025 this...
Target Year 2020
Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia...
100% Responsibly Sourced by 2025.
Target Year 2025
Global
Fundacion COHONDUCAFE contributes to the sustainable production of coffee, through different projects that include strengthening the capacities of...
Target Year 2020
Honduras
Source 100% of our green coffee according to the established Keurig Green Mountain Responsible Sourcing Guidelines.
Target Year 2020
Global
Increase the demand and supply of traceable, high-quality coffee by sourcing and by increasing consumer knowledge through education...
Target Year 2022
Global
Mae Fah Luang Foundation’s mission is to ensure a thriving coexistence between man and the environment through our...
Target Year 2021
Burma, Laos, Thailand
100% of coffee verified as supporting sustainable production by 2020.
Target Year 2020
Global
By 2020, 100% of our coffee from individual estates will be responsibly sourced and marketed based on our...
Target Year 2020
Global
Within our FairChain philosophy to add more value in the coffee producing countries, we aim to expand our...
Target Year 2020
Ethiopia
Improving the quality of coffee through the increase of fully washed coffee: 80% of the total coffee produced...
Target Year 2018
Rwanda
Increasing the area under coffee: new coffee tree area being developed in supporting farmers - It is projected...
Target Year 2017
Rwanda
Develop new high yielding coffee varieties resistant to pests and disease. NAEB has mou with world coffee research...
Target Year 2020
Rwanda
NCBA CLUSA is committed to the increased production and the sustainability of the coffee sector which will contribute...
Target Year 2018
El Salvador
By 2017, improve the education provided by the St. Clara school in Matagalpa, Nicaragua by supporting the rebuilding...
Target Year 2017
Nicaragua
PUR Projet plants natives trees with its corporate partners in and around coffee parcels in Latin America, Africa...
Target Year 2020
Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia...
Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) initiated the Plan for the Care of...
Target Year 2019
Mexico
S&D supports the production of 150 million lbs. of sustainable coffee via its sustainable sourcing platform RAIZ, while...
Target Year 2020
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica...
According to the best practise models Solarcafé (Germany) and Café Solar (Honduras) Solar Lifestyle GmbH is on the...
Target Year 2020
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
By 2020, Solidaridad has supported, in collaboration with its sector partners, over 100.000 farmers and farm workers globally...
Target Year 2020
Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia...
Through the One Tree for Every Bag Program, donations of funds to plant more than 25 million trees...
Target Year 2025
Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala
Ensure 100% of our coffee is ethically sourced through C.A.F.E. Practices or another externally audited system. C.A.F.E. Practices...
Global
By 2020, invest $50 million in our Global Farmer Fund to provide affordable access to credit to coffee...
Target Year 2020
Global
During 2017/2018 our aim is to use a new technology to process Casara to distribute globally, increasing income...
Target Year 2018
Global, China
At SUPRACAFÉ we aim to be leaders and a point of reference in a responsible and committed high-quality...
Target Year 2020
Colombia
By 2020, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) will be supporting global retailers in the deployment of supplier sustainability surveys...
Target Year 2020
Global
As part of our mission to make sustainable farming the norm, we launch our Sector Partnerships program in...
Target Year 2020
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Expand access to improved varieties for coffee producers around the world.
Target Year 2027
Global