A major coffee company has created new company-specific standards regarding environmental protection and the working environment of producers for coffee beans imported from overseas.
By 2030, we will switch all coffee beans used in our company to those that meet the standards.
UCC Holdings is a new company unique to the concept of "fair trade," which is a concept that puts producers in developing countries and consumers in developed countries on equal footing, in addition to preserving rainforests for coffee beans, which are raw materials procured from overseas. It means that we have created a standard for
In cooperation with international NPOs, we plan to switch all coffee beans used in our brand to those that meet the standards by 2030.
Regarding coffee beans imported from overseas, it is said that there are cases in which overdevelopment of plantations leads to the loss of tropical rainforests, and that small-scale farmers, who are in a weak position, are forced to work unfairly. It is an issue.
Ryo Satomi, executive officer of UCC Holdings, said that there is a risk that the production of coffee beans will decrease in the future due to the effects of climate change, and that he would like to work to make the industry sustainable into the future. I was.