Coffee Watch
@coffeewatch.bsky.social
A new watchdog dedicated to the proposition that we should make the world a better place with each cup of coffee. From environmental to human rights abuses, we fight to reform the global coffee industry.
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🚨 Coffee Watch and partners filed reports with German authorities naming Starbucks and Nestle for abuses in #Brazilian, #Mexican, and #Chinese supply chains and Dallmayr for Ugandan supply chains - abuses include #childlabour, #forcedlabour and #poverty wages.
👉 coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
👉 coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
✊🚨The Red Cup Rebellion began Nov 14 and continues as Starbucks baristas strike for fair wages and respect. Exploitation runs through the entire coffee chain, from growers to stores worldwide. Solidarity with all workers!! ✊ #RedCupRebellion
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
✊🚨The Red Cup Rebellion began Nov 14 and continues as Starbucks baristas strike for fair wages and respect. Exploitation runs through the entire coffee chain, from growers to stores worldwide. Solidarity with all workers!! ✊ #RedCupRebellion
Have you ever wondered if we can have our coffee and a happy planet too? ☕🌍
Learn more about sustainability, forest protection, and what it takes to build a fair coffee future.👇
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1J...
Learn more about sustainability, forest protection, and what it takes to build a fair coffee future.👇
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1J...
Can we have our coffee and our happy planet too? Etelle Higonnet, COFFEE WATCH
YouTube video by HAPPY PLANET Podcast
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November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Have you ever wondered if we can have our coffee and a happy planet too? ☕🌍
Learn more about sustainability, forest protection, and what it takes to build a fair coffee future.👇
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1J...
Learn more about sustainability, forest protection, and what it takes to build a fair coffee future.👇
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1J...
🎙️Check out the latest podcast featuring our founder and director, Etelle Higonnet! She dives into powerful insights on ethical #coffee, #justice, and what it takes to transform the industry.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbU...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbU...
#32 Devons-nous arrêter de consommer du café et du chocolat ? Avec Etelle Higonnet (Coffee Watch)
YouTube video by Sophie au pays des possibles
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎙️Check out the latest podcast featuring our founder and director, Etelle Higonnet! She dives into powerful insights on ethical #coffee, #justice, and what it takes to transform the industry.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbU...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbU...
A hopeful breakthrough for farmers on the frontlines of coffee leaf rust. Researchers have identified 15 natural fungi that prey on and destroy the rust pathogen — no chemicals, no harmful residues, just nature doing what it does best.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A hopeful breakthrough for farmers on the frontlines of coffee leaf rust. Researchers have identified 15 natural fungi that prey on and destroy the rust pathogen — no chemicals, no harmful residues, just nature doing what it does best.
Big news for the global coffee community ☕🌎
The White House has officially rolled back broad tariff increases on coffee & other agricultural imports — a major shift after months of uncertainty.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/17/w...
The White House has officially rolled back broad tariff increases on coffee & other agricultural imports — a major shift after months of uncertainty.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/17/w...
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Big news for the global coffee community ☕🌎
The White House has officially rolled back broad tariff increases on coffee & other agricultural imports — a major shift after months of uncertainty.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/17/w...
The White House has officially rolled back broad tariff increases on coffee & other agricultural imports — a major shift after months of uncertainty.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/17/w...
♻️ What if your morning coffee did not come with a side of plastic waste?
☕️ OxBarrier’s patented compostable capsule uses an integrated oxygen barrier—keeping coffee fresh without the environmental footprint of plastic pods.
🔗 finance.yahoo.com/news/oxbarri...
☕️ OxBarrier’s patented compostable capsule uses an integrated oxygen barrier—keeping coffee fresh without the environmental footprint of plastic pods.
🔗 finance.yahoo.com/news/oxbarri...
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
♻️ What if your morning coffee did not come with a side of plastic waste?
☕️ OxBarrier’s patented compostable capsule uses an integrated oxygen barrier—keeping coffee fresh without the environmental footprint of plastic pods.
🔗 finance.yahoo.com/news/oxbarri...
☕️ OxBarrier’s patented compostable capsule uses an integrated oxygen barrier—keeping coffee fresh without the environmental footprint of plastic pods.
🔗 finance.yahoo.com/news/oxbarri...
At #COP30 World leaders have committed to recognizing 160 million hectares of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, alongside a $1.8 billion pledge from philanthropies & donor nations to support Indigenous Peoples, local communities, & Afro-descendant communities.
www.tenurepledge.org/cop30
www.tenurepledge.org/cop30
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
At #COP30 World leaders have committed to recognizing 160 million hectares of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, alongside a $1.8 billion pledge from philanthropies & donor nations to support Indigenous Peoples, local communities, & Afro-descendant communities.
www.tenurepledge.org/cop30
www.tenurepledge.org/cop30
Check out the SEE Change Podcast, featuring Coffee Watch’s Founder and Director, Etelle Higonnet.
Do we really know what goes into our cup of coffee? Give it a listen to learn why reform is urgently needed. ☕🌍
www.seechangemagazine.com/reforming-th...
Do we really know what goes into our cup of coffee? Give it a listen to learn why reform is urgently needed. ☕🌍
www.seechangemagazine.com/reforming-th...
Reforming the Coffee Industry: Etelle Higonnet of Coffee Watch - SEE Change Magazine
The coffee industry is notorious for human rights violations & environmental degradation. This organization is determined to change that.
www.seechangemagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Check out the SEE Change Podcast, featuring Coffee Watch’s Founder and Director, Etelle Higonnet.
Do we really know what goes into our cup of coffee? Give it a listen to learn why reform is urgently needed. ☕🌍
www.seechangemagazine.com/reforming-th...
Do we really know what goes into our cup of coffee? Give it a listen to learn why reform is urgently needed. ☕🌍
www.seechangemagazine.com/reforming-th...
🚨 As leaders gather in Belém for #COP30, one truth is being overlooked: coffee is deeply woven into the climate and deforestation crisis.
737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries, and over 11 million hectares lost.
737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries, and over 11 million hectares lost.
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
🚨 As leaders gather in Belém for #COP30, one truth is being overlooked: coffee is deeply woven into the climate and deforestation crisis.
737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries, and over 11 million hectares lost.
737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries, and over 11 million hectares lost.
Keurig is facing a CAD $1.85 million settlement over allegations that it falsely marketed its plastic coffee pods as “recyclable” ♻️ even though most municipalities could not process them.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/12/k...
#Greenwashing #Coffee #Keurig #plasticwaste
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/12/k...
#Greenwashing #Coffee #Keurig #plasticwaste
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Keurig is facing a CAD $1.85 million settlement over allegations that it falsely marketed its plastic coffee pods as “recyclable” ♻️ even though most municipalities could not process them.
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/12/k...
#Greenwashing #Coffee #Keurig #plasticwaste
dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/12/k...
#Greenwashing #Coffee #Keurig #plasticwaste
Before You Celebrate #redcupday , Read This
Multiple investigations have uncovered child labour, forced labour, and dangerous working conditions on farms supplying coffee to Starbucks
👇 read more in the thread
Multiple investigations have uncovered child labour, forced labour, and dangerous working conditions on farms supplying coffee to Starbucks
👇 read more in the thread
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Before You Celebrate #redcupday , Read This
Multiple investigations have uncovered child labour, forced labour, and dangerous working conditions on farms supplying coffee to Starbucks
👇 read more in the thread
Multiple investigations have uncovered child labour, forced labour, and dangerous working conditions on farms supplying coffee to Starbucks
👇 read more in the thread
COP30 is now in full swing, and there is one issue that still deserves far more attention: coffee-driven deforestation.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
COP30 is now in full swing, and there is one issue that still deserves far more attention: coffee-driven deforestation.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
COP30 is now in full swing, and there is one issue that still deserves far more attention: coffee-driven deforestation.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
COP30 is now in full swing, and there is one issue that still deserves far more attention: coffee-driven deforestation.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
Coffee Watch’s latest findings reveal 737,000+ hectares of forest cleared inside Brazilian coffee farm boundaries and over 11 million hectares lost.
Tropenbos International's new report, Scaling Sustainable Agroforestry highlights how agroforestry systems can transform landscapes.
At COP 30, we join the call for agroforestry to be recognized as a core nature-based solution.
www.tropenbos.org/resources/ag...
At COP 30, we join the call for agroforestry to be recognized as a core nature-based solution.
www.tropenbos.org/resources/ag...
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tropenbos International's new report, Scaling Sustainable Agroforestry highlights how agroforestry systems can transform landscapes.
At COP 30, we join the call for agroforestry to be recognized as a core nature-based solution.
www.tropenbos.org/resources/ag...
At COP 30, we join the call for agroforestry to be recognized as a core nature-based solution.
www.tropenbos.org/resources/ag...
☕ Brazil produces 40% of the world’s coffee— but by 2050, it could lose two-thirds of its Arabica-suitable land if deforestation continues.
It’s time to shift to regenerative agroforestry. 🌿
🔗 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
It’s time to shift to regenerative agroforestry. 🌿
🔗 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
☕ Brazil produces 40% of the world’s coffee— but by 2050, it could lose two-thirds of its Arabica-suitable land if deforestation continues.
It’s time to shift to regenerative agroforestry. 🌿
🔗 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
It’s time to shift to regenerative agroforestry. 🌿
🔗 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
Between 2001 and 2023, over 11 million hectares of Brazil’s forests — an area the size of Honduras — have been destroyed. Within that, at least 312,000 hectares were cleared directly for coffee farms.
👉 Read the full report: coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
👉 Read the full report: coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Between 2001 and 2023, over 11 million hectares of Brazil’s forests — an area the size of Honduras — have been destroyed. Within that, at least 312,000 hectares were cleared directly for coffee farms.
👉 Read the full report: coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
👉 Read the full report: coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
Brazil has lost 11M hectares of forest to coffee — the 6th largest driver of deforestation worldwide.
Now, droughts are cutting rainfall by 50% as the “flying rain” from trees disappears.
☕ No forests, no coffee.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
#CoffeeWatch
Now, droughts are cutting rainfall by 50% as the “flying rain” from trees disappears.
☕ No forests, no coffee.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
#CoffeeWatch
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Brazil has lost 11M hectares of forest to coffee — the 6th largest driver of deforestation worldwide.
Now, droughts are cutting rainfall by 50% as the “flying rain” from trees disappears.
☕ No forests, no coffee.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
#CoffeeWatch
Now, droughts are cutting rainfall by 50% as the “flying rain” from trees disappears.
☕ No forests, no coffee.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
#CoffeeWatch
Agroforestry—growing coffee under shade trees—can store twice as much carbon as monocultures and protect farms from drought.
Yet today, less than 1% of Brazil's coffee farms use this climate-resilient approach. It's time to change that.
Learn more coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
Yet today, less than 1% of Brazil's coffee farms use this climate-resilient approach. It's time to change that.
Learn more coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Agroforestry—growing coffee under shade trees—can store twice as much carbon as monocultures and protect farms from drought.
Yet today, less than 1% of Brazil's coffee farms use this climate-resilient approach. It's time to change that.
Learn more coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
Yet today, less than 1% of Brazil's coffee farms use this climate-resilient approach. It's time to change that.
Learn more coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-...
Reposted by Coffee Watch
Deforestation & #climate also killing coffee producers: other probs w/ the industry are forced labor & child labor
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Soaring coffee prices are fueled by deforestation, but solutions exist
Roughly a billion people enjoy coffee daily, and more than 100 million people rely on it for income. However, the coffee industry is the sixth-largest driver of deforestation and is also rife with hum...
news.mongabay.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Deforestation & #climate also killing coffee producers: other probs w/ the industry are forced labor & child labor
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Starting in 2026, all coffee entering the EU must be deforestation-free. 🌱
Half of Brazil’s $4.8B coffee exports could be at risk if supply chains can’t prove forests are intact.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-smell-the-deforestation
#EUDR
Half of Brazil’s $4.8B coffee exports could be at risk if supply chains can’t prove forests are intact.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-smell-the-deforestation
#EUDR
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Starting in 2026, all coffee entering the EU must be deforestation-free. 🌱
Half of Brazil’s $4.8B coffee exports could be at risk if supply chains can’t prove forests are intact.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-smell-the-deforestation
#EUDR
Half of Brazil’s $4.8B coffee exports could be at risk if supply chains can’t prove forests are intact.
👉 coffeewatch.org/wake-up-and-smell-the-deforestation
#EUDR
🚨 Germany’s Dallmayr linked to child & forced labour in Uganda.
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🚨 Germany’s Dallmayr linked to child & forced labour in Uganda.
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
🚨 Germany’s Dallmayr linked to child & forced labour in Uganda.
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🚨 Germany’s Dallmayr linked to child & forced labour in Uganda.
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Coffee Watch filed a #BAFA report under the #LkSG exposing workers paid <$2/day, kids as young as 12 on fields, & abuses at a subsidiary of global coffee trader Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
⚠️ EU Environment Ministers are meeting today to debate the #EUDR.
🟢 Together with 86 civil society organisations, including @coffeewatchorg , we’re calling on the EU to stand firm especially with #COP30 approaching.
👉 www.wwf.eu?19893941/Its...
🟢 Together with 86 civil society organisations, including @coffeewatchorg , we’re calling on the EU to stand firm especially with #COP30 approaching.
👉 www.wwf.eu?19893941/Its...
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
⚠️ EU Environment Ministers are meeting today to debate the #EUDR.
🟢 Together with 86 civil society organisations, including @coffeewatchorg , we’re calling on the EU to stand firm especially with #COP30 approaching.
👉 www.wwf.eu?19893941/Its...
🟢 Together with 86 civil society organisations, including @coffeewatchorg , we’re calling on the EU to stand firm especially with #COP30 approaching.
👉 www.wwf.eu?19893941/Its...
Starbucks named in reports under Germany’s Supply Chain Act over abuses in their coffee supply chains across Brazil, Mexico, and China. Investigations found child and forced labour, poverty wages, and unsafe conditions.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Starbucks named in reports under Germany’s Supply Chain Act over abuses in their coffee supply chains across Brazil, Mexico, and China. Investigations found child and forced labour, poverty wages, and unsafe conditions.
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Feels like an easy choice, right? ☕
Corporate profits & greenwashing vs. human rights, fair wages & accountability.
Reports filed by Coffee Watch + partners expose child labour in China, €2/day wages in Uganda & forced labour in Brazil.
Read more: coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Corporate profits & greenwashing vs. human rights, fair wages & accountability.
Reports filed by Coffee Watch + partners expose child labour in China, €2/day wages in Uganda & forced labour in Brazil.
Read more: coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Feels like an easy choice, right? ☕
Corporate profits & greenwashing vs. human rights, fair wages & accountability.
Reports filed by Coffee Watch + partners expose child labour in China, €2/day wages in Uganda & forced labour in Brazil.
Read more: coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...
Corporate profits & greenwashing vs. human rights, fair wages & accountability.
Reports filed by Coffee Watch + partners expose child labour in China, €2/day wages in Uganda & forced labour in Brazil.
Read more: coffeewatch.org/reports-to-b...