Slowly but surely, U.S. companies are waking up to the notion that bonds can be a useful financing mechanism for all manner of corporate sustainability projects.
Do you envision coffee being produced on huge plantations where the men all wear Panama hats, the ladies love iced tea, and everyone dresses in white?
Me too. But it turns out that representation isn’t quite accurate.
When it comes to our favourite morning beverage we often find ourselves wondering what the next trend will be. Here are some of the major trends that we’re watching and that you’ll hear more about later in the year.
The Fairtrade Foundation has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, in recognition of its work with farmers and communities.
Coffee exports from Uganda, Africa’s biggest shipper of the beans, may be about 5 percent less than a forecast from the industry regulator as drought cuts yields, a farmers’ group said.
News from the United Kingdom this week, where the recent SCAE member vote to unify with the SCAA resulting in an overwhelming majority vote to merge with their North America counterparts.
