Results from the Latin America Coffee Carbon Footprint Baseline Study and the Impact of Industry-Wide Collaboration for Carbon Footprint Baselining
(Room Room V)
26 Jun 25
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
The Latin America Coffee Carbon Footprint Baseline Study is a pre-competitive, collaborative initiative by the Sustainable Coffee Challenge that is supported by nine leading coffee roasters. Together, our goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of an aligned approach to carbon measurement in the coffee sector, with a focus on sampling strategy, data collection, and data analysis. Alongside demonstrating this aligned approach, the study aims to produce accurate and reliable carbon footprint baselines for Arabica and Robusta coffee production in five origins – Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. The study is a true industry-wide effort; it complements and builds on a similar project led by USAID Green Invest Asia, which established carbon footprint baselines for Robusta coffee production in Vietnam and Indonesia. Like the Asia study, the Latam study also relies on in-kind support from several global traders – 14 in total throughout Central and South America. During this lecture, the panelists will share the study’s results from the phase one countries, Brazil and Colombia, and the successes and challenges to date in bringing together a multi-stakeholder coalition to meet a common goal.