Illycaffè response to CSO calls for coffee sector to "cease attacks" on EUDR
... illycaffè organized all necessary activities to ensure readiness for the EUDR's enforcement by December 30, 2024. We selected a dedicated partner for monitoring deforestation in the plantations from which we source coffee. The supplier is equipped to provide highly detailed images with a team operating across the countries we purchase from, allowing them to conduct on-site audits whenever there are uncertainties or needs...
Currently, illycaffè is further refining the internal workflows by creating interfaces between the deforestation monitoring platform, the European TRACES system where due diligence declarations must be entered, and our internal systems (ERP and LIMS)…
Respect for the environment is a fundamental value that has always directed illycaffè's strategy, of which the guiding principle of doing business is the creation of value for all the players involved along the production chain…
In 2011 illycaffè has obtained the Responsible Supply Chain Process Certification from DNV, a leading certification body. It puts quality and the creation of value for all stakeholders at the heart of the concept of sustainability. Certification takes into consideration economic, social and environmental sustainability, including environmental protection…
In 2019, this standard was updated… transforming itself into the Sustainable Procurement Process protocol (here attached)…