EUDR at Origin: What I Learned in Ethiopia
A trip to coffee origin to research how the EUDR is implemented is usually imagined as a visit to a farm, a conversation with coffee farmers, meetings with exporters, and handshakes. I went to Ethiopia…
A trip to coffee origin to research how the EUDR is implemented is usually imagined as a visit to a farm, a conversation with coffee farmers, meetings with exporters, and handshakes. I went to Ethiopia…
In our previous article, we discussed the consequences of non-compliance with the EUDR, but in the coffee industry, it remains unclear… whose responsibility is it? The answer is no longer a theoretical debate. The new…
Sustainability in the Coffee Industry: From Dream to Permanent Crisis The coffee industry has centuries of history, but the story of specialty coffee and its sustainability is much more recent. When Erna Knutsen coined the…
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”…
The First Encounter: When Coffee Stopped Being Just a Drink My journey from a regular coffee consumer to purpose-driven coffee began at a crêperie in Highbury & Islington, London, where coffee was just another item…