Dubai – Qahwa World
The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has announced a major new phase in its global sustainability efforts, calling on its partners to strengthen their engagement and financial support to secure the long-term resilience of the coffee sector.
For the past decade, the Challenge has worked to build a global network of partners committed to shaping the industry’s sustainability approach. This collaborative platform has laid the groundwork for coordinated action on climate, nature, and sector-wide environmental priorities.
According to the announcement, the initiative is now entering a pivotal chapter that emphasizes delivering “tangible collective solutions” to address climate and nature risks—critical issues that directly influence coffee’s future.
The organization noted that its work relies entirely on voluntary contributions from partners, stressing that sponsor support remains essential for delivering the shared tools, learning resources, and alignment mechanisms that the entire sector depends on.
- The sponsorship program supports several core areas of work, including:
- Capacity Building and Learning: Scaling best practices through curated sessions, technical exchanges, and learning opportunities for the coffee sector.
- Technical Guidance and Tools: Developing scientific and practical resources that enable companies to take action on climate and nature challenges.
- Advocacy and Alignment: Enhancing coherence across global sustainability frameworks to ensure consistent and confident action.
- Annual Stock-Take on Climate & Nature: Offering transparent, sector-wide insights to track progress and identify sector gaps and opportunities.
- Strategic Development: Ensuring the Challenge evolves in a responsive and inclusive way, representing the sector in global sustainability dialogues.
The Challenge invited partners to join as sponsors for 2026 and help shape the next decade of action. Interested organizations are encouraged to review the 2026 Sponsorship Overview and contact the team at scc@conservation.org to discuss suitable contribution levels.
Niels Haak, Director of Sustainable Coffee Partnerships at Conservation International, extended gratitude to the initiative’s 2025 sponsors and encouraged continued support for the coming years.
