I have written a post at Daily Coffee News providing an overview and fresh update on the coffee sourcing standards of Starbucks, known as the CAFÉ Practices program. Check it […]
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Unfortunately, Caribou no longer discloses the amount of coffee they buy, but it is still all Rainforest Alliance certified.
Keurig Green Mountain is buying more and more coffee, but less of it is eco-certified.
K-Cups still can’t be recycled. Same old, same old.
Revised on April 18, 2016Some greenwashing in the Keurig Green Mountain sustaianbility report.
Revised on February 21, 2016What is a certified B Corp, and which coffee companies have the certification?
Revised on January 25, 2016An update on the accelerating pace of land use for coffee growing in China and its environmental impact.
Revised on March 11, 2016Recent actions by the new owners of Caribou Coffee (Joh. A. Benckiser Group, a private German holding company), seem to indicate a move towards away from sustainably-sourced and 100%-certified coffees. Just what I was afraid of.
Revised on May 31, 2016Caribou Coffee Co., the first U.S. major coffee company to source all its beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms has been acquired by a private German holding company.
Revised on March 5, 2016A compilation of all the posts I have done on major coffee brands, retailers, coffee shops, and fast food coffee…so far.
Revised on January 18, 2013Allegro Coffee’s latest Special Reserve selection is Nicaragua El Jaguar. This farm preserves a beautiful high-elevation cloud forest, grows coffee in over a dozen plots interspersed with managed forest, and is Rainforest Alliance certified.
A look at Archer Farms brand coffee by Coffee Bean International, available at Target.
Revised on December 21, 2015Starbucks news: the good, the better, and the ugly.
Revised on March 23, 2014Industry report shows five
Revised on December 11, 2015Starbucks has been assessing the impacts of its CAFÉ Practices coffee sourcing program. While other big coffee companies trumpet their empty sustainability claims, Starbucks has been releasing these reports with a minimum of flag-waving and no attempt at greenwashing.
Revised on March 4, 2016
