The SCAA’s Sustainability Award acknowledges individuals, businesses and organizations that have created innovative projects to expand and promote sustainability within the coffee world while inspiring others to initiate similar endeavors. As part of its mission, the SCAA is actively involved in issues related to sustainability and looks to its members to take leadership roles in …
image courtesy of Grounds for Health Facebook page. If you’re attending The Event this week, be sure to visit the Monin booth #1617 to pick up an entry form. Fill it out and take it to the Grounds for Health booth #1710 to drop it off. While there, learn about how preventable cervical cancer is, …
Scroll down to watch the trailer on the You Tube Player. In a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over 67% indicated they were unable to maintain their normal diet for 3-8 months of the year. These are “los meses flacos,” or the thin months, when families make ends meet …
The SCAA Sustainability Council is extremely proud to showcase four extraordinary finalists for the 2011 Sustainability Award. This year we received a multitude of nominations and we’re excited to see how much passion for the cause has permeated the coffee industry. The four finalists have exhibited dedication to sustainability across the supply chain by creating …
In the last few weeks we’ve been talking a lot about sustainability in the coffee industry. We can all agree that greening the coffee world is something that would benefit everyone in the long run, producers, retailers, and consumers alike. As part three in our sustainability series, we’d like to tell you a little …
The SCAA is committed to a leadership role in protecting the planet, and next year’s annual conference will be no exception! The Event will be held at the George R. Brown Conference Center in Houston, Texas, from April 28th to May 1st. The center itself was selected partly based on its commitment to conservation and …
Sustainability has become a very global issue and it’s no surprise that the specialty coffee industry has been deeply involved in looking critically at its impact. All across the supply chain, people are changing the way they do business, whether it be through carbon footprint reduction or offset, switching over to more eco-friendly drink-ware, or …
As previously posted, the Congress for the Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative is currently underway. Over the next three days, we’ll post daily summaries here. If you want more perspectives, James Hoffman is here and blogging regularly, Tom Owen has started a Thread on Coffeed, and please fan GCQRI on Facebook to catch the latest …
After a series of signals, some of which have been ringing in our ears for years–rising differentials, world consumption numbers outpacing production, land and labor pressures, climate change, and even lesser known threats, such as a limited genetic base—the specialty coffee industry is taking action. The long-term supply and availability of high quality, washed Arabica …
SCAA Members-our friends at Green Mountain Coffee just passed along this upcoming virtual tasting event they have scheduled on May 6th-details below!You are invited to join a special coffee tasting in honor of World Fair Trade Day. Join Lindsey Bolger, Director of Coffee Sourcing and Relationships, as she brews and tastes our limited edition Spring …