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A storm in a coffee cup…

Posted by Cafédirect, May 14th, 2012, Comments (0)

We’re often reminded that climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face globally today. And yet sometimes we can get lost in the overwhelming scale of the problem. But, if like us, one of the highlights of your day is a great cup of coffee, then the challenges … Read more

Free energy-saving kit from Ecotricity

Posted by Emily, February 24th, 2012, Comments (0)

Did you know that a large part of the carbon footprint of a cup of our tea, coffee or cocoa is generated through the actual making of hot drinks? Whether that’s a kettle at home or a machine in a coffee shop, the energy used to prepare a cup … Read more

Partnership projects in Kenya

Posted by Cafedirect Producers Foundation, December 14th, 2011, Comments (0)

By Kady Murphy, Fundraising and Programme Assistant for the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation Along with Kenny and Sylvia from the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF) programmes team, I recently spent some time in Kenya visiting two of our smallholder tea partners, Kiegoi Tea Factory and Michimikuru Tea Company, both in the … Read more

Cafedirect at COP17

Posted by Cafédirect, December 9th, 2011, Comments (0)

By Wolfgang Weinmann, Head of Strategic Development at Cafedirect What’s the new buzzword around climate change for the agricultural sector? No, you won’t guess – its ‘Climate-smart agriculture’! That’s what was on everyone’s lips during my days at COP17, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The … Read more

Adapting to climate change in Peru

Posted by Whitney, March 17th, 2011, Comments (0)

In January, I travelled to the CEPICAFE coffee organisation in Piura, Peru. The first part of my visit focused on the reforestation project they are undertaking with their neighbours higher up in the Andes. The rest of the trip was to visit the coffee farmers themselves to see how … Read more

Musings for Energy Savings Week: How does your kettle boil?

Posted by Whitney, October 28th, 2010, Comments (2)

Welcome to day four of Energy Saving Week, sponsored by the UK’s Energy Saving Trust. As we’re all well aware by now, energy use is THE key source of carbon emissions that each of us is responsible for (see our carbon footprint if you want to know more!… Read more

Friday Fun: 'Tis the season … for awards!

Posted by Whitney, February 19th, 2010, Comments (15)

The Brits have come and gone … the BAFTA’s are on this weekend, … and just last night, at the lovely Mansion House in the City of London, Cafédirect scooped up two awards of its own! We put our AdapCC project forward for recognition in the 9th annual Sustainable City … Read more

The icing on the AdapCC cake

Posted by Whitney, February 11th, 2010, Comments (0)

Over the last year you’ve heard me harp on about the pioneering climate change adaptation work we’ve been doing with GTZ and four of our grower partners. You’ve seen the news come (and go) out of the Copenhagen conference, where adaptation to climate change finally got significant global attention.… Read more

Update from Cocla, Peru

Posted by Cafédirect, February 5th, 2010, Comments (2)

As you may have heard, the Cusco region of Peru has been very seriously affected by heavy rains which have caused severe flooding. We have been in touch with our grower partner in the area, a co-operative called COCLA (whose coffee goes into the Machu Picchu range), to find out … Read more

A shot of clarity in the hazy debates on climate change

Posted by Whitney, December 10th, 2009, Comments (0)

Cafédirect's AdapCC project can shed some much appreciated clarity on Copenhagen's hazy debates about adaptation in the developing world.

Last dispatch from Kenya….

Posted by Cafédirect, November 30th, 2009, Comments (0)

The final installment from Jacquie …. Its the last day of the AdapCC trip and its a mixture of sadness and excitement. Sadness as the end is near and excitement as today is the AdapCC workshop with our East African grower partners and other experts in climate change and the … Read more

The journey to Michimikuru….

Posted by Cafédirect, November 24th, 2009, Comments (0)

Anne and I arrived in Nairobi late at night and went to sleep to the sound of a frog chorus at an incredible level outside. It really was quite musical! Yesterday morning we met with the Kenyan Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to discuss the effects of the drought on the … Read more

Celebrating interdependence at nef's The Bigger Picture

Posted by Whitney, November 4th, 2009, Comments (1)

As the Impact and Sustainability Manager here at Cafédirect, I’m charged with thinking about how to assess the impact of our business. And when your business looks beyond profit and aims to bring about postive economic, social and environmental change to the world, measuring that change in hard numbers isn’t … Read more

Friday Fun – share your energy saving tips to win an energy saving prize!

Posted by Whitney, October 23rd, 2009, Comments (20)

Hope you’ve all taken note that this week is Energy Savings Week. With the countdown to Copenhagen well underway, it’s a week worth marking. Our top 3 tips for reducing your the energy use associated with your beloved cuppa are below. 1. Don’t over boil! Only fill the kettle … Read more

Friday Fun – share your tips for taking action on climate change!

Posted by Siobhan, October 16th, 2009, Comments (10)

For today’s Friday Fun we’re giving you another chance to win a Cafédirect travel kit! We’ve been talking alot lately about the work we’re doing with farmers to help them adapt to climate change through our AdapCC project. And, we’re not the only ones talking about climate change – … Read more

Blog Action Day – Climate Change

Posted by Cafédirect, October 15th, 2009, Comments (2)

Climate change is high on many people’s agenda, and not just because of Copenhagen. For the 266,985 growers that make up Cafédirect, climate change is high on their agendas because they’re already seeing the effects on their farms and their lives. We’ve been working on developing adaptation strategies for … Read more

"Building Momentum for Strategic Alliances addressing Climate Change"

Posted by Whitney, October 13th, 2009, Comments (3)

Today we have a guest blog from Wolfgang Weinmann, Head of Strategic Development at Cafédirect who along with Cafédirect CEO, Anne Mac Caig, recently attended a meeting at the headquarters of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), one of the major international development agencies, in Frankfurt. “The meeting focused on … Read more

Climate change already affecting coffee and tea smallholder farmers

Posted by Siobhan, October 12th, 2009, Comments (3)

Cafédirect’s three year AdapCC initiative shows that adaptation to climate change is essential, and solutions are obtainable. If you’ve picked up the Guardian or the Irish Times over the weekend, you may have seen some coverage of Cafédirect’s pioneering AdapCC project, which you may have read about here before on … Read more

Alvaro answers your questions

Posted by Cafédirect, September 24th, 2009, Comments (2)

A couple of weeks ago we asked if you had any questions for Andrew Ethuru (Michimikuru, Kenya) or Alvaro Gomez (Coocafé, Costa Rica) who are visiting Cafédirect London this week. We received some really interesting questions – thanks to everyone who posted them. I managed to … Read more

Drought comes, prices rise, but no tea to sell!

Posted by Whitney, September 22nd, 2009, Comments (3)

To smallholder tea farmers, rising tea prices generally mean more income to be earned from their crop … that is, assuming they have the crop to sell. If you read the news headlines, you’ve probably seen several talking about the severe drought happening in Kenya. The lack of rain affects … Read more

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