Three new sustainability schemes have been recognised as equivalent to the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code (Coffee SR Code) by the Global Coffee Platform.
The three schemes – CONNECT by Hamburg Coffee Company HACOFCO mbh, LEGACY Protocol by Minasul, and Sucden Coffee Verified by Sucden – are now recognised as equivalent to the Coffee SR Code, second party assurance.
The Coffee SR Code provides sustainability stakeholders with a simplified and fit-for-purpose framework to foster better understanding of principles that support more sustainable coffee production.
The approval of second party assurance means all three programs are aligned with the Coffee SR Code.
“We are pleased to welcome these three new schemes into the growing community using the Coffee SR Code as a common language for sustainability,” Executive Director of GCP, Annette Pensel says.
“Their commitment underscores a growing consensus in the sector: that aligning around shared principles and practices is essential for meaningful progress.”
The three sustainability schemes gained recognition having undergone the GCP Equivalence Mechanism, a process that assesses whether a scheme meets the economic, social, and environmental principles of the Coffee SR Code, as well as its operational criteria.
“We applaud these GCP members for stepping up to align with the Coffee SR Code,” Pensel says.
“Their dedication helps drive the coffee sector forward and signals a growing collective move to align and integrate at least foundational levels of sustainability into the coffee business at different levels of the value chain.”
There are now 30 GCP-recognised sustainability schemes, 26 of which are second party assured.
GCP has been vocal in its desire to expand its efforts in aligning the sector around a common language and shared vision of coffee sustainability.
