History

coffee&climate was founded in 2010 by the shareholders of International Coffee Partners (ICP) together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

The initiative for coffee&climate offers membership opportunities to strengthen the resilience of smallholder coffee farming families, to promote climate-smart coffee production, to benefit from the knowledge of the coffee sector, and to match the SDG Agenda as public or private donor organization.

The c&c initiative has been coordinated and implemented by Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) since its inception in 2010.

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Phases

Phase I (2010-2016)

focused on developing, piloting and evaluating the c&c approach and methodology.
2010

Phase II (2016-2019)

focused on upscaling the initiative in the pilot countries and expanding the c&c network.
2016

Phase III (2020-2023)

focused on promoting climate resilient livelihoods and minimizing carbon emissions while enhancing the carbon storage potential in coffee farms and coffee landscapes.
2020

Phase IV (2024-2028)

focuses on the evaluation of coffee-based agroforestry production systems and promotion of territorial climate approaches.
2024

We are backed by International Coffee Partners (ICP), who founded the initiative for coffee&climate in 2010. ICP is a pre-competitive partnership of seven leading family-owned European coffee companies: Delta Cafés of Portugal, Franck of Croatia, Joh. Johannson of Norway, Lavazza of Italy, Löfbergs of Sweden, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe of Germany, and Tchibo of Germany. ICP supports smallholder coffee farmers to improve their livelihoods and food security by becoming more competitive, based on sustainable practices. In doing so, ICP aims at contributing to a fair and sustainable coffee sector in all coffee-producing countries.

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c&c projects are coordinated and implemented by Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), an internationally operating foundation dedicated to livelihood improvement in tropical rural environments, youth support as well as protecting nature and the environment.

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MEMBERS OF THE INITIATIVE FOR COFFEE&CLIMATE

FOUNDING MEMBERS
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
PUBLIC PARTNER
IMPLEMENTING PARTNER