CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Coffee giant changing the sustainability game, report shows
By Bruno Vander Velde
June 13, 2018
A Starbucks ethical sourcing program is brewing larger-than-expected changes across the coffee sector.
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Starbucks makes special delivery to ensure the future of coffee
By Raina Lang
September 14, 2017
CI’s director of sustainable coffee markets visited Guatemala to see how coffee trees are grown and delivered to farmers as part of the Starbucks “One Tree for Every Bag” commitment.
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Coffee sector brewing plans to save your morning cup
By Leah Duran
April 17, 2017
To ensure sustainable coffee for the future, CI’s Sustainable Coffee Challenge unveiled a new plan of attack at the Global Specialty Coffee Expo in Seattle this month.
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What on Earth is ‘sustainable’ coffee?
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 29, 2016
What makes coffee “sustainable,” and why it even matters.
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The trees protecting your coffee — and the farmers who grow it
By Raina Lang
September 27, 2016
The “One Tree for Every Bag Commitment” provides disease-resistant trees to farmers struggling with the impacts of climate change.
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