Keurig settles lawsuits regarding the recyclability of K-Cups.
Nestlé/Nespresso
Deforestation from commodity coffee drags on
The New York Times Magazine published a well-written account about the ongoing illegal coffee growing in Sumatra’s Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The article focuses on the Wildlife Conservation Society’s investigations into continued forest clearing in the park by small farmers who sell their coffee at rock-bottom prices to middlemen, who then sell to large…
Nestlé 2015 sustainability report: What you need to know
Nestle, owner of Nespresso and Nescafe, reveals how much coffee it purchased last year, and how much was traceable to source.
Slave labor in your cup
The British newspaper The Guardian published an article this week, “Nestlé admits slave labour risk on Brazil coffee plantations.”The subtitle sums it up: “Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts say beans from Brazilian plantations using slave labour may have ended up in their coffee.” The article is based on an extensive investigation by the Danish independent…
Nespresso AAA quality program guidelines
An overview of the environmental and social requirements for producers in the Nespresso’s AAA Sustainable Quality Program.
Nestlé 2013 sustainability report: the kitchen sink
A corporate sustainability report from Nestlé that is overwhelming in scope and underwhelming in true sustainability efforts for coffee.
Nestlé: Saying no to coffee certifications
In their latest corporate responsibility report, Nestlé has made it clear they are not interested in third-party coffee certifications, and that their way is better. Whatever that is.
Greenwash alert: Nespresso capsule recycling
Despite mischaracterization in the media, Nespresso has never set actual recycling goals, they have only claimed they would increase capacity to recycle their coffee capsules.
Nestlé’s “no more deforestation” claim
In light of the evidence, lauding Nestlé’s recent announcement to rid its products of deforestation seems premature.
Nestlè strikes again
The Mexican government and the multinational food conglomerate Nestlè have partnered to increase the production of robusta coffee in nine of Mexico’s states.
Greenwash alert: Nespresso and sustainability
Nespresso’s commitment to source 80% of its coffee from Rainforest Alliance certified farms by 2013 represents less than 1% of NestlÁ©’s coffee purchases.
Nestlè distributes mass-produced robusta clones
A report recently announced that Nestlè’s research and development facility in France has developed clones of Robusta coffee plants specific to particular countries.
Nestlé and Starbucks respond to illegal coffee report
In an article in an Indonesian newspaper, Nestlè and Starbucks both responded to the report that they had been purchasing robusta coffee beans illegally grown in a Sumatran national park in Lampung province.