https://dailycoffeenews.com/tag/environmental-sustainability/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/13/finnish-researchers-pushing-for-cellular-agriculture-in-coffee/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:15:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175398 Scientists in Finland have shed new light on the process of making, roasting and analyzing lab-grown cellular coffee. Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland — a state-owned...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/07/sucafina-subsidiary-beyers-koffie-building-all-electric-industrial-roastery/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:11:19 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175264 Belgian private-label coffee roasting company Beyers Koffie is creating what is likely to be the world’s largest all-electric industrial roastery. According to green coffee trading company Sucafina — the roaster’s...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/28/nkg-enlists-satelligence-for-deforestation-monitoring/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:24:46 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175037 As the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance deadline draws nearer, multinational green coffee trading company Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) is partnering with the Dutch deforestation monitoring firm Satelligence. Satelligence’s satellite-based...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/21/with-lofbergs-backing-danish-startup-growgrounds-seeks-environmental-change-in-coffee/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:00:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174912 A European startup called GrowGrounds is launching in 2024 with broad ambitions to address the environmental impact of coffee while also improving conditions for coffee farmers. Based in Denmark, GrowGrounds...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/16/study-these-types-of-single-serve-coffee-capsules-are-worst-for-the-environment/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:05:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174857 After conducting a sustainability assessment of three different types of single-use coffee capsules by material type, researchers in The Netherlands concluded that conventional plastic is the worst for the environment...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/19/uk-retailer-ms-rolls-introduces-plastics-free-to-go-cups-and-lids/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/19/uk-retailer-ms-rolls-introduces-plastics-free-to-go-cups-and-lids/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:03:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174290 UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is introducing plastic-free and recyclable to-go coffee cups and lids for hot drinks, a first for a major coffee chain. The company is introducing...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/19/uk-retailer-ms-rolls-introduces-plastics-free-to-go-cups-and-lids/feed/ 1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/16/navigating-the-complex-buzzwords-behind-an-ethical-bag-of-coffee/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/16/navigating-the-complex-buzzwords-behind-an-ethical-bag-of-coffee/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:05:14 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174028 You’re shopping for a bag of coffee beans at the grocery store. After reading about the effects of climate change and how little farmers typically make, you figure it might be...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/16/navigating-the-complex-buzzwords-behind-an-ethical-bag-of-coffee/feed/ 1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/09/14/2023-coffee-barometer-shows-growing-pressure-for-sustainable-coffee/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/09/14/2023-coffee-barometer-shows-growing-pressure-for-sustainable-coffee/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:00:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173467 The 2023 Coffee Barometer launched today, describing an agricultural sector in a “state of crisis” while outlining mounting pressures on coffee companies to more clearly address sustainability in their own...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/09/14/2023-coffee-barometer-shows-growing-pressure-for-sustainable-coffee/feed/ 1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/29/conscious-coffee-fest-coming-to-portland-sept-10/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:51:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173238 A new coffee event focused on the concept of “zero waste” coffee is coming to Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 10. Hosted at the coffee co-roasting incubation and event space Buckman...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/28/gcp-brazil-study-outlines-living-wage-disparities-among-growers/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:37:16 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173212 Major “living income” research in Brazil found that while most types of coffee producers throughout the country’s two largest growing regions are able to earn a living income through coffee,...]]>