A storm in a coffee cup…

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

You, me and working trees – the International Year of Forests

Posted by Cafédirect, November 15th, 2011, Comments (0)
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2011 is the United Nations’ International Year of Forests, and the World Agroforestry Centre is running a major campaign called BusyTrees to educate the public about the importance of agroforestry.  We invited BusyTrees to write this guest post to let us know a little bit more about the project. What … Read more

Introducing the Cafedirect Foodservice Eco-Toolkit

Posted by Whitney, October 28th, 2011, Comments (0)
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Since our first carbon footprint back in 2005, we’ve known that the carbon impact associated with consuming our products makes up the majority of the product’s footprint. Consumption is considered to be any activity related to eating or drinking a product such as kettle boiling.  This is especially true with … Read more

Visiting Cesmach at their Annual General Meeting!

Posted by Paul, October 19th, 2011, Comments (0)
Cesmach AGM
I recently had the fantastic opportunity to have a presentation at the CESMACH Annual General Meeting (AGM); this cooperative is one of our partners in Mexico, and is a proud producer of organic and sustainable coffee. Cesmach members live around the buffer zone of “El Triunfo Natural Reserve” and a … Read more

Guest post from Cafedirect Producers’ Foundation

Posted by Cafédirect, October 3rd, 2011, Comments (0)
Today we have a guest post from Kenny at the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation updating us on one of the projects at origin. As some of you may know, we not only pay growers a fair price for their crop (as per fairtrade regulations), but in addition, we also fund a programme of … Read more

Are we a sustainable business?

Posted by Whitney, May 26th, 2011, Comments (6)
Guardian sustainability awards
Somebody (besides us, of course) thinks so!!  Last night were were crowned …Winners of the Social Impact category of the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards. Our application focused on our Producer Partnership Programme, the investment we make back into the producer groups we trade with, which has existed since 1996 and … Read more
 
 
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