WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE
We work with partners to identify and address human-rights and environmental risks in our supply chain, reduce our environmental footprint and support farmer livelihoods through specific programmes. We believe that the best way to improve coffee and tea sustainability is to drive continuous improvement through our partnerships with farmers, cooperatives, exporters, NGOs, suppliers, roasters, communities, and governments.
We are proud to partner with the Sustainable Coffee Challenge to jointly address priority sustainability issues in the coffee supply chain.
We are an active member of the European Coffee Federation, which represents European coffee trade and industry.
We are a supporter of the UN Global Compact, an organisation that drives corporates to take actions that advance societal goals.
We are a member of the World Coffee Research, supporting science-based agricultural solutions, to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come
We partner with 4C (The Common Code for the Coffee Community) as an independent, stakeholder-driven, internationally recognized sustainability standard for coffee.
We partner with Enveritas, an independent non-profit organisation, to assess our supply chains and evaluate our farmer programmes.
We are one of over 45 members working with the Ethical Tea Partnership in public-private partnerships with government funded organisations as well as NGOs to improve the sustainability of tea.
We partner with Rainforest Alliance as an independent certification body and work in collaborative partnerships on the ground to address supply chain challenges.
We are a member of the Global Coffee Platform united under a common vision to work collectively towards a thriving, sustainable coffee sector for generations to come.
We are a member of the IDH Farmfit Fund, a public-private impact fund, investing in smallholder farmers to drive sustainable impact.
We are a member of the Coconut and Coconut Oil Roundtable successfully and one of the founding signatories of the industry’s first Sustainable Coconut Charter that works towards a more sustainable coconut sector.
We are a signatory of the ICO’s London Declaration and a member of the Coffee Public Private Taskforce and the related Technical Workstreams (TW).
UN Sustainable Development Goals
We embrace and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We operate in, and source raw materials from, many developing and emerging markets, and are committed to their socio-economic development.
In line with our material topics, we contribute to SDGs 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17. Visit our Annual Report 2025, Page 70 for more information.