Partnership for Sustainability
With the objective of contributing to safeguarding sustainable and long-term oriented profitable coffee production, at the same time respecting nature and the needs of people Partnership for Sustainability is the umbrella for all our work and projects aiming to improve and strengthen the situation of coffee growers and their communities. It is a platform for the continuing co-operation with dedicated partners from both the private and the public sector.
In addition to resources, roasters contribute their market and quality know-how. Donor organisations introduce the development perspective, co-funding and assure professional monitoring of project progress and results. Local partners make sure that the joint work really meets producer needs.
Impact
Some examples of what we have achieved so far:
- reaching 60,000 coffee producers and their families
- significant income improvement for farmers
- professional development of many farmer organisations
- raising environmental awareness in coffee communities
- establishment of renewable energy solutions
- optimized water usage
- improved extension networks
Vision
A healthy environment, dynamic societies and a level playing field for farmers and their partners in tropical agricultural value chains
Mission
- Support smallholder farmers towards being economically self-sufficient and in acquiring entrepreneurial skills that enable them to become competitive in a globalized economy
- Initiate, implement and scale-up best practice projects in tropical agricultural communities worldwide
- Comprehensively protect natural resources and address the challenges associated with climate change and biodiversity
- Contribute to the establishment of improved economic, environmental and social framework conditions on both a national and an international level