by Michael Opitz | Apr 17, 2018 | Climate, Gender, Sustainability
One of the most impactful ways to promote sustainable development in coffee households and producer communities is to drive change for women! Strengthening their rights, supporting their participation in household decision-making, incorporating them into farmer... by Adrian Bolliger | Apr 3, 2018 | Climate, Deforestation, Forest, Indonesia, Origin, Sustainability
In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society and together with leading global and domestic coffee companies, NGOs, local farmer groups and local government representatives, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung formally signed an agreement declaring our willingness to... by Michael Opitz | Mar 21, 2018 | Coffee, Deforestation, Forest, Sustainability
About one third of the world’s land, more than four billion hectares, is forests. Every year, this area decreases by an average of 13 million hectares which corresponds to around 35 football fields per minute. The largest losses are observed in Africa and South... by Jan von Enden | Mar 15, 2018 | Coffee, Farmer Organization, Sustainability
I find myself presenting the Neumann Foundation’s long-term sustainability approach to the coffee industry on a regular basis. I want to get companies more involved and develop a better understanding of what is needed in the field. In my conversations, I often hear... by Jan von Enden | Feb 27, 2018 | Coffee, Sustainability
It is a bit cliche to say that we learn the most from our failures. But, of course, like most cliches, we repeat it because it is true. And if we learn the most from our failures, and it is critical to learn from each other, then by all rights we need to be sharing... by Jan von Enden | Feb 8, 2018 | Coffee, Origin, Sustainability
I regularly find myself in discussions with partners on “overhead” when planning sustainability coffee projects. It’s an important conversation, but it often starts with a fundamental mistake—we assume projects with low overhead are “efficient.” But, in the words of...
