WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE

COFFEE SECTOR, SEEKING TO:

Promote climate change

adaptation and mitigation Favor decent work and socially
practices, intelligent land use, responsible production, in which
biodiversity protection, and every actor in the coffee chain
rational water consumption. receives the social benefits.

Bolster the sector so that it is Satisfy the sustainability

competitive and provides a expectations of consumers of
profitable price for all actors Colombian coffee.
along the value chain.

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 COMMITMENT
By strengthening our business partnerships and network of cooperative relations, we, the
members of the Sustainable Trade Platform, commit to working jointly and in coordination to:

Encourage the
implementation of good
agricultural,
environmental, social, and
economic practices.
Promote climate change
mitigation and adaptation
initiatives among the
various links of the coffee
Favor the financial chain in Colombia.
viability of
sustainability
among each link of
the coffee chain in
Colombia.

Encourage and implement actions
that promote gender equity,
youth involvement, and the
well-being of coffee growers,
their families, and farm workers.
Promote sustainability
initiatives that are
efficient, increase the
profitability of
production, and
reduce the poverty of
families whose
livelihoods depend on
coffee.

As members of the Sustainable Trade Platform, we will work together to access funding sources
and carry out sustainability projects that achieve the goals to which we have committed.
In seeking to fulfill these objectives, we believe that a strategic step is engaging and collaborating
with the national government on developing and implementing public policies that strengthen
the productive chain.
The Sustainable Trade Platform will continue to foster dialogue and collaborative work among
relevant actors in the chain in order to reach a consensus and prioritize the most critical issues
for sustainability.

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