What are the consequences of climate change for coffee production, for the people, for the beverage, and indeed for the entire industry?
NGOs have been pointing out the sore spots for years. This is a good thing, and especially now, when all companies are portraying themselves as green and conscious, we need those who keep asking the same questions and are striving for real change.
Melanie Rutten-Sülz is Managing Director of Solidaridad Germany, co-founded the voluntary 4C standard in the early 2000s, and is familiar with negotiations between multinational corporations, institutions, and small-scale producers. She has a lot to tell, she has seen a lot, done a lot, and supported a lot.
And when someone like her, who has been working in the coffee sustainability sector for more than 20 years, says that things are not moving as much as we would like, it is a clear wake-up call to take action.
Coffee is part of climate change. We can all help determine whether it is more a part of the solution or a part of the problem.
