Sucafina: 43% Responsible Sourcing and $7.4M Sustainability Investment in 2025

Sucafina, a global leader in farm-to-roaster coffee trading, announced exceptional results in its 2025 annual sustainability report. The announcement came during a year marked by global uncertainty, rising costs, and evolving regulations. The company achieved record numbers in its IMPACT responsible sourcing program, raised its external investments in sustainability initiatives to unprecedented levels, and simplified its strategy while adding “Accountability” as its seventh corporate value.

Nicolas A. Tamari, CEO of Sucafina, said: “Despite a difficult start to 2025, the second half of the year revealed a more encouraging reality. We saw renewed commitment from customers who realized that sustainability, traceability, human rights, and environmental stewardship are not options. They are integral to brand value and consumer trust. By the end of the year, we reached an important milestone: 43% of our sales were responsibly sourced or traceable to farm level. This is a strong signal that our long-term investments are aligning with market expectations.”

Key Sustainability Figures for 2025

Strategic Update: Simplification, Integration, and Accountability

After five years of implementing its 2030 sustainability strategy, Sucafina conducted a comprehensive mid-term review. This resulted in an updated and simplified strategy centered on the concept of “Connected Value.” The five IMPACT program goals (Livelihoods, Regenerative Agriculture, Climate Action, Community Well-being, Forest Conservation) were integrated into three main pillars: Investing in Farmers, Caring for People, and Protecting the Planet. The company also added a seventh corporate value: Accountability, joining Adaptability, Humility, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Expertise, and Passion.

In a strategic move, Sucafina decided to step away from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) framework and transition toward a customized climate action pathway for its operations and supply chain. The company will focus on practical interventions that achieve measurable emissions reductions and enhance resilience in coffee-producing regions, rather than compliance with a framework that does not always adapt to the reality of agricultural commodity trading.

Key Field Projects and Initiatives

Investing in Farmers
Sucafina’s Regenerative Agriculture methodology underwent external verification. It assesses the implementation of 15 targeted practices linked to four environmental dimensions: soil, water, biodiversity, and greenhouse gas emissions. Pilot farms were established in Uganda and elsewhere. Notable projects include the SEMEIA project in Brazil (in partnership with Itochu and Ajinomoto AGF), a four-year initiative supporting nine farmers in Arabica and Robusta regions. The project has planted 30,000 new coffee trees, installed composting units, and planted 6,680 native trees, aiming to reduce emissions and production costs by 2028. Other initiatives include the Tools for Prosperity project in Uganda distributing basic agricultural tools, and the Regeneration Stimulation project in Rwanda (with 100WEEKS and Ahold Delhaize) where 95-97% of incentivized farmers performed radical pruning compared to 63% in the non-incentivized group.

Caring for People (Communities and Employees)
The REACH project in Uganda (with JDE Peet’s, Elucid, and RVO) developed a digital health financing platform serving 2,700 farming families, addressing challenges of treatment costs and distance. Women’s savings and lending groups (VSLAs) were established in Burundi, Rwanda, and Kenya, along with support for livestock and beekeeping as additional income sources. For child protection, Sucafina joined the Child Rights Coalition in Uganda (with ChildFund, JDE Peet’s, Nestlé, NKG, Volcafe) to implement a system for monitoring and addressing child labor risks. In education, the company built classrooms in Colombia (funded by 1% of Sucafina Instant’s net profits), supported early childhood programs in Guatemala with Seeds for Progress, and improved school facilities in Uganda. Following Cyclone Sinar in Indonesia’s Gayo communities, Sucafina distributed emergency food packages to 913 farmers and 69 suppliers via two air freight shipments.

Protecting the Planet
For deforestation monitoring and EUDR compliance, Sucafina monitored 437,602 farm plots, with 99.2% deforestation-free. The company developed an EUDR compliance methodology that includes geodata collection, satellite risk assessment, secondary verification, and support for environmental restoration efforts (including distribution of 203,748 native tree seedlings). Solar energy was installed at the Beyers Koffie plant in Belgium: 642 high-efficiency solar panels (285.69 kWp capacity) produce approximately 243,000 kWh annually, covering 4-5% of the plant’s total electricity consumption. In Rwanda, an agroforestry program in partnership with the London School of Economics distributed 110,064 regionally appropriate shade trees to 3,735 farmers with cash incentives for tree regeneration.

IMPACT Industrial: Extending the Program to Manufacturing

Sucafina unveiled a new track within its IMPACT program: IMPACT Industrial, designed to cover the production and manufacturing stages of soluble coffee. The initiative aims to assess environmental, social, and governance practices among manufacturing partners and open constructive dialogue to improve performance in a stage that has historically lacked visibility and standardization.

Sucafina’s Operational Scale in 2025