Coffee & Tea
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Coffee & Tea Questions
In this section, you will find the list of 'Coffee & Tea' questions. The questions are categorized into three areas: Climate Change, Environmental Policy and Fair Trade / Labour Conditions. Clicking on a question heading will provide you with more background information, guidelines and possible justification for the question.
Coffee is made from the coffee bean. Coffee beans come from coffee cherries. Once the cherry is ripe, the cherry is harvested. The coffee bean inside the cherry is removed and dried. After drying, the coffee beans are roasted by a coffee roaster and sometimes grinded. When hot/boiling water is poured over the grinded coffee bean, the well known hot beverage of coffee is the result. To see how coffee is grown and produced, you may watch the following youtube videos > Production Process Coffee Animation or Production Process Coffee Real Pictures.
Tea is the product of leaves and leaf buds of the camellia sinensis plant, a tea plant. When hot/boiling water is poured over dried tea leaves, the well known hot beverage is the result. Tea is available in different varieties such as earl grey, black tea, green or white tea. Another form of tea is herbal tea, which is no actual tea but is an infusion of fruit or herbs. To see how tea is grown and produced, you may watch the following youtube video > Production Process Tea
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Questions about Climate Change
Coffee & Tea Climate Change Question 1:
Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?
Coffee & Tea Climate Change Question 2:
Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations'?
Coffee & Tea Climate Change Question 3:
Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated the carbon footprint of its ‘own operations’ by at least 10% in the last 5 years?
Coffee & Tea Climate Change Question 4:
Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?
Coffee & Tea Climate Change Question 5:
Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?
Questions about Environmental Policy
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 1:
Has the brand (company) signed a commitment to increase annually purchased volume of environmentally certified raw materials (coffee and/or tea) purchased to at least 75% by 2015?
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 2:
Does the brand purchase of its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources that include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 3:
Does the brand purchase at least 25% or its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources that include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 4:
Does the brand purchase at least 50% or its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources that include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 5:
Does the brand purchase 100% of its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources that include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?
Coffee & Tea Environmental Policy Question 6:
Does the brand (company) have clear objectives to reduce the weight, or increase the sustainability of its consumer packaging and does the brand annually report on these results, for public review?
Questions about Labour Conditions / Fair Trade
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 1:
Does the brand (company) purchase its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 2:
Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 3:
Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 4:
Does the brand (company) purchase at least 75% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 5:
Does the brand (company) purchase 100% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?
Coffee & Tea Labour Conditions / Fair Trade Question 6:
Does the brand (company) have a published list of coffee and/or tea suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?
