On 7 June, Lavazza Chief Sustainability Officer Mario Cerutti led a conference focusing on the Italian roaster’s approach to sustainability with a deep dive on two of the 24 ¡Tierra! projects managed by the Lavazza Foundation, at World of Coffee in Berlin, Germany. “¡Tierra! is synonymous with projects focused on the improvement and development of coffee farming communities from an economic, social and environmental point of view, as well as a range of premium blends, containing coffee from communities involved in the sustainability projects and grown in Rainforest Alliance certified coffee farms,” Cerutti says. After a quick overview by Cerutti on the Lavazza Foundation, the discussion turned to the Lambari Sustainability Project, with local agronomist Max Ochoa and coffee producer Ricardo Silva taking to the stage. Read more:
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