What are the consequences of climate change for coffee production, for people, for the beverage, and indeed for the entire industry?
NGOs put their finger on the sore spots. And they have been doing so for years. That's a good thing, and especially now, when all companies present themselves as green and conscious, we need those who keep asking the same questions and strive for real change.
Melanie Rutten-Sülz is Managing Director of Solidaridad Deutschland, co-founded the Voluntary Standard 4C in the early 2000s, and knows about negotiations between multinational companies, institutions and small-scale producers. She has a lot to tell, she has seen a lot, done a lot, supported a lot.
And when someone like her, who has been working in the coffee sustainability field for more than 20 years, says that things aren't really changing as much as we would like, then that's a clear wake-up call to take action.
Coffee is part of climate change. We can all help determine whether it becomes more part of the solution, or part of the problem.
