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BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

COFFEE IS BOTH PROBLEM & SOLUTION

Over the years of field work trying to find whether coffee is sustainable, we discovered that coffee is a superpower which can either create climate crisis or solve it. We listed all social and environmental injustices currently happening in Global Coffee Value Chain and strategized solutions for each one of them. We call those solutions as Climate Wave Coffee Solutions. 

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COVERING ALL 10 CHAINS OF GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

PROBLEM

Deforestation

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

01 Growing & Maintaining Coffee Plants

1.1

Grow coffee plants under the shade of trees

PROBLEM

Monocropping and soil erosion

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

01 Growing & Maintaining Coffee Plants

1.2

Grow coffee plants along with diverse native shrubs, plants, and trees

PROBLEM

Extinction of animals, birds and overall biodiversity

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

01 Growing & Maintaining Coffee Plants

1.3

Grow coffee plants in a biodiversity-rich forest environment that provides food and shelter to wild animals and birds

PROBLEM

Usage for toxic fertilizers, pesticides, and weedicides

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

01 Growing & Maintaining Coffee Plants

1.4

Choose regenerative farming practices

PROBLEM

Extensive irrigation

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

01 Growing & Maintaining Coffee Plants

1.5

Grow coffee plants in regions that receive enough rain to provide water for the entire region

PROBLEM

Unfair treatment of coffee fruit pickers

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

02 Harvesting Coffee Fruits

2.1

Pay coffee fruit pickers fairly and treat them with respect

PROBLEM

Human wildlife conflict

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

02 Harvesting Coffee Fruits

2.2

Deploy dedicated teams or modern techniques to track wildlife’s ethically and inform coffee pickers

PROBLEM

Pollution of rivers and creeks by effluents and green waste

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

03 Processing Coffee Fruits to Green Beans

3.1

Choose coffee processing that preserves water

PROBLEM

Intensive water consumption

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

03 Processing Coffee Fruits to Green Beans

3.2

Choose coffee processing that conserves water

PROBLEM

Limiting fresh water access to indigenous communities due to pollution

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

03 Processing Coffee Fruits to Green Beans

3.3

End green waste of coffee production entering freshwater streams

PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

04 Trading Green Beans

4.1

Transport green coffee beans in reusable and recyclable containers

PROBLEM

Unfair treatment of coffee farmers

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

04 Trading Green Beans

4.2

Pay coffee producers fairly and treat them with respect

PROBLEM

Use of refrigerant

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

05 Green Beans Storage

5.1

Use refrigerants with lowest GHG emission potential

PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

05 Green Beans Storage

5.2

Store green coffee beans in reusable and recyclable containers

PROBLEM

Extensive use of fossil fuel

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

06 Roasting and Trading Roasted Beans

6.1

Use energy-efficient roasting machines powered by renewable energy

PROBLEM

Single-use plastic pollution

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

06 Roasting and Trading Roasted Beans

6.2

Use multi-use plastic-free roasted coffee packaging

PROBLEM

Deforestation due to paper filters

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

07 Brewing Coffee Beverages

7.1

Use reusable coffee filters

PROBLEM

Deforestation due to paper filters

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

07 Brewing Coffee Beverages

7.2

Use 100% tree-free filters

PROBLEM

Food waste

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

07 Brewing Coffee Beverages

7.3

Use right tools to eliminate coffee & milk waste

PROBLEM

Food waste

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

07 Brewing Coffee Beverages

7.4

Train and educate baristas to eliminate coffee & milk waste

PROBLEM

GHG emission due to use of milk, sugar, and cream in coffee

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

07 Brewing Coffee Beverages

7.5

Use low-carbon-footprint milk specific to the geography of operation as default

PROBLEM

Pollution due to disposable cups

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

08 Consuming Coffee Beverages

8.1

Discourage disposables culture and offer incentives to dine-in and BYOM culture

PROBLEM

GHG emission due to mismanagement of spent coffee grounds

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

09 Spent Coffee Management

9.1

Compost spent ground or create new compostable products with spent coffee grounds

PROBLEM

GHG emission due to transportation and overall energy consumption

RELEVANT SEGMENT IN GLOBAL COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

10 Overall Coffee Life Cycle Emissions

10.1

Reinvest in native forest reforestation projects to offset emissions

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