Global green coffee trading company Olam Coffee has announced a broad new set of sustainability goals towards improved farmer livelihoods, youth education and reduced negative environmental impacts.
The company is calling the sustainability initiative LENS, and it has set a target date of 2025 for various specific sustainability goals, including: 200,000 coffee farmer households benefitting from increased productivity and income; all children in the Olam Coffee supply chain having access to education; a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Olam Coffee’s global footprint; and maintaining deforestation-free environments with improved soil health through all its supply chain.
After a broad restructuring of Olam International, Olam Coffee is now part of the global agri-business company’s food group. As such, the company supplies a broad range green coffees, from soluble-ready robusta to distinct specialty coffees. (Disclosure: Olam Specialty Coffee…
