Committed to Fair Trade
Fair Trade USA announces a bevy of new partnerships to improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers around the globe as part of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge.
Cashing Out of Women’s Sweat
Women bear the majority of labor on Kenya's coffee farms—but at what cost?
2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners
Outstanding work in the field of sustainability within the coffee industry can often go unnoticed. But each year, one project, business model, and individual are acknowledged for their work in the field with an…
Court Rules in Favor of Nestlé Regarding Non-Disclosure of Slave and Child Labor
While Nestlé admits that some of its cocoa is sourced from the Côte d’Ivoire, which has well-documented widespread practices of child and forced labor in the cocoa industry, a federal court in the District…
Unilever and James Finlay Forced off Kenyan Tea Farming Lands
The National Land Commission of Kenya has refused to renew the leases of several multinational tea estates, including Unilever and James Finlay.
Preparing for First-Ever Coffee Harvest in San Diego County
Oceanside, California, farmers are preparing for the region’s first-ever coffee harvest, which could eventually fetch prices of hundreds of dollars per pound.
Re:co Boston Speakers Announced
The theme of this year’s Re:co Symposium is focused on Coffee in Crisis: A Call and Response. Individuals, companies, and organizations will gather together to address the crisis coffee farmers all over the world…
Café Femenino Foundation: Granting Hope in Peru
Fresh Cup publisher Jan Weigel travels with Café Femenino Foundation to visit coffee communities in Peru.
Origin: Australia
As the global demand for specialty coffee continues to grow, coffee farmers in Australia aim to compete with heavy-hitting coffee-producing countries—even amidst challenges.
New Show Features Colombia’s Trans Coffee Workers
Three coffee pickers working on a farm near Santuario, Colombia, who are also trans women from the indigenous Emberá community, are the central focus of the premiere episode of a new series from UK’s…