Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
LAUNCH OF ‘COFFEE & CLIMATE’ (C&C) INITIATIVE
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung / Key word(s): Enterprise/ Eschborn/Hamburg, Germany, Apr. 6th, 2011 -The echo of the Climate Change Conference in Cancún is still sounding in our ears: there is no agreement following up the Kyoto Protocol supporting the efforts to lower green house gas emissions by carbon credits yet. And despite various speculations on the consequences of this, one thing remains clear: climate change is happening. In the coffee sector, the forecasted changes in climate are likely to have a considerable impact on tomorrow's supply of the popular bean and beverage. Current growing regions might no longer be suitable, stress factors such as extended drought periods and heavy rains can restrict plant growth and reduce production. Next to this, smallholder coffee farmers will face even bigger challenges to make a reasonable living than today. Therefore, at the initiative of the foundation Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, a select of coffee companies and international development organizations has formed a Development Partnership, the initiative for 'Coffee & Climate' (C&C). Its founding members are: Gustav Paulig Ltd. (Finland), Joh. Johannson Kaffe A.S. (Norway), Löfbergs Lila AB (Sweden), Neumann Gruppe GmbH (Germany), Tchibo GmbH (Germany), five established European coffee companies who have met and pooled their sustainability efforts in the International Coffee Partners (1). The two other founding members are the foundation Fondazione Giuseppe e Pericle Lavazza Onlus (Italy) and, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ; Germany). The Chairpersons are Giuseppe Lavazza and Bertel Paulig. C&C is pre-competitive and inviting further committed members to join, aiming at spreading across the global coffee sector. The vision of the partnership is to enable all coffee farmers worldwide to effectively respond to climate change. By bridging climate change science and proven farming methods, comprehensible and hands-on tools are developed and provided to the producers. Next to this, as part of the approach, suitable financial support structures are designed. C&C is striving to become the leading climate change hub within the sector. First efforts will be put into practice in pilot projects in Brazil, Guatemala, Vietnam and Tanzania, setting ground to roll out initial findings to coffee production countries worldwide.
Coffee & Climate (1) International Coffee Partners GmbH (ICP) is a development partnership implementing sustainability projects in the coffee sector. Shareholders of International Coffee Partners GmbH are Joh. Johannson Kaffe A.S. of Norway, Gustav Paulig Ltd. of Finland, Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. of Italy, Löfbergs Lila AB of Sweden, Neumann Gruppe GmbH and Tchibo GmbH (both of Germany). End of Media Release 07.04.2011 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP’s Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de |
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