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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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