The score that assesses the sustainability of your coffees.


This tool serves a dual purpose: helping you easily integrate sustainability into your purchases and enabling us to identify agro-environmental, socio-territorial, or economic projects at the source. Discover the methodology used to construct this score, the list of indicators we consider, and how to highlight it to your customers.

An initiative to support women coffee producers.

Women play a vital role, taking part in every stage of the supply chain but often handling the most time-consuming, most seasonal and lowest-paid tasks (like sowing, harvesting and sorting). Studies show that when women manage household income, there are many benefits: better child education, health, economic stability and overall family wellbeing.

For 10 years, we have been taking practical action to protect and develop forests through our Forest Coffees® brand

Forest Coffees® are ultra-high-quality coffees grown in well-preserved environments. Our trademark recognizes the know-how of local farmers and their in-depth knowledge of coffee agroforestry techniques. It illustrates the model’s environmental, social and economic merits.

Agroforestry allows farmers to diversify their income: agricultural production, timber and firewood, fodder, fruit, honey, etc. And thus reduce the vulnerability of the producer with less dependence on a single crop. The impact on biodiversity and soil quality is also considerable.

Fresh Coffee Clean Ocean: Our brand that guarantees you a decarbonized sea transport by 70 to 90% for your coffees.

Fruity (Blackcurrant,Grapefruit), Floral (Jasmine,Fleur d'oranger)

<p>This coffee comes from a magnificent natural environment in the Yirgacheffe appellation.<br></p>

Exporter with over 10 years experience in the coffee sector


<p>The industry is segmented according to the different stages of production: growers, collectors and exporters. The growers deliver their cherries to collectors (akrabi), who own the necessary washing and drying stations to process cherries and parchment. Each collector is licenced to operate in a specific woreda (district). Growers also dry some cherries for sale to collectors of husks (djenfel), to create grade 4 and 5 natural lots. Some have their own stations and process their own cherries; these are generally farmers owning more than 35 hectares of land.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The collectors then deliver their lots to the ECX (Ethiopian Commodity Exchange) auction market, or directly to exporters under a vertical integration contract. Each grower, collector and exporter must have its own licence. It is possible for one person to own all licences.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Foreigners are not entitled to apply for a licence, but are authorised to operate as agents (Commercial Representative Office, or CRO). Those with investor status can own a plantation of at least 150 hectares and export their own production.&nbsp;</p>


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<li>Canopy Management (Jimma, Kaffa)</li>
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<p>Ethiopia is Arabica’s country of origin. It offers a rich mix of terroirs, biodiversity and practices that are unlike any other in the world of coffee. The high-altitude rainforests in the south-western region of present-day Ethiopia are where Arabica coffee originated from. Farmers still use these forests to grow coffee, in more or less complex agroforestry systems.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Kaffa and Yayu biosphere reserves are now protected by UNESCO. Thousands of unidentified varieties grow there. 150 have been identified, and 35 are distributed by the Jimma Research Centre (JRC). They serve as a reservoir, a bit like a savings account, from which both JRC researchers and growers can draw to manage diseases such as rust or adapt to new growing altitudes and climate change. Wild coffee trees grow in nature at altitudes of 500 to 2,400 metres.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Local farmers have used their in-depth knowledge of the forests to develop original, resilient farming systems. The Jimma-Limmu-Gera, Nekemte and Kaffa appellation areas in the south-west and the Guji and West Arsi appellation areas to the south are dominated by a semi-forest system. In southern (Yirgacheffe, Sidama) and eastern (Harrar) Ethiopia, there are mostly orchards (gardens), with varying degrees of agroforestry adoption. Coffee is grown mainly in the highlands in southern and south-western Ethiopia, at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,400 metres. Harvesting often coincides with the dry season, which means that all the coffees we supply can be sun-dried on tables.</p>


<p>The Yirgacheffe appellation covers a limited area. It is characterised by low production volumes but high perceived quality. Yirgacheffe is the name of a town with a population of several tens of thousands. The production areas are Yirgacheffe, Kochéré, Wenago and Gelena Abaya.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<div>The wetmill is located in the village of Chelbesa, precisely in the locality of Danche, in the Gedeo Zone, Gedeb woreda, at the heart of the Yirgacheffe appellation. It is situated at an elevation of over 2000 meters above sea level. The coffees processed by the wetmill come from hundreds of producers in the region, who cultivate their plots in the vicinity of Chelbesa.</div><div><br /></div><div>Coffee here grows in a semi-forest environment, under shade trees and near food crops like bananas. This biodiversity and high altitude contribute to the unique characteristics of the coffees produced in this area.</div><div><br /></div><div>The wetmill has tiled fermentation tanks and approximately 164 drying beds, with a section dedicated to washed coffees and another to natural coffees. Washed coffees first undergo dry fermentation before being washed, then dried on African raised beds.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to washed and natural processes, the wetmill also works with various honey process profiles, including yellow honey, red honey, and white honey. Yellow honey undergoes anaerobic fermentation before washing, while red honey is dried with its mucilage. The wetmill also conducts experiments with innovative processes, such as yeast fermentations or co-fermentations.</div><div><br /></div>

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<p>The cherries are pulped and then fermented in water. Microbial activity breaks down the mucilage. After fermentation, they are washed in water to remove the remaining mucilage. The coffee is separated when it has a moisture content of 11%.</p>

<div>The Bio label guarantees products from organic farming that comply with the requirements of European legislation.</div>

<p>The coffee is raised to human height. This makes it easy to stir. Air circulation ensures even drying.</p>

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More than 2 tree species per hectare and at least 1 shade layer

More than 5 species per hectare and at least 2 shade layers

More than 10 species per hectare and at least 3 shade layers

Agroforestry combines trees and crops on the same plot of land. From shade and improved soil fertility to better ripening of cherries, the benefits are numerous.

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Coffees grown in well-preserved environments.

Forest Coffees® are sourced from preserved environments. This brand is built on promoting the expertise of farmers who have mastered the art of coffee agroforestry. It demonstrates the strength of this model through the environmental, social and economic benefits it generates.

Learn more about Forest Coffees

Well sourced coffee combined with carbon-neutral shipping is the future of coffee. Sailing reduces pollution, protects marine life, uses 100% renewable energy and lowers the carbon footprint of your coffee.

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Women play a vital role in the coffee industry.

They make up 80% of the workforce, yet only 20% hold positions of responsibility or own land. Support them by buying Women's Coffee.


Customer services (data collection, marketing tools, quality control, training), operating costs (tax, salaries, rent, service charges) and net margin.

Customer services (data collection, marketing tools, quality control, training), operating costs (taxes, salaries, rent, overheads) and net margin.

Financing sourcing at origin and supporting our local subsidiaries. These enable us to support producers in adopting more resilient agricultural practices and to set up social and environmental projects.

Financing of sourcing activities at origin and of our local subsidiaries, enabling us to support producers in their transition toward more resilient agricultural practices and to implement social and environmental projects.

Insurance and transport from the production areas to the port of Le Havre, as well as coffee storage and financing costs.

Insurance and transportation from the production areas to the port of Le Havre, as well as storage and financing costs for the cacao.

Costs linked to the purchase of coffee, which remunerate all the players involved, from the producer to the exporter.

For coffees purchased at fixed prices, only storage and financing costs and the €/$ exchange rate will affect the price of coffee from one quarter to the next within the same crop.

For coffees bought at a differential price, the price fluctuates according to market trends, storage and financing costs and the €/$ exchange rate.

Costs related to the purchase of cacao that remunerate all the actors at origin, from the producer to the exporter.

For cacao purchased at a fixed price, only storage costs, financing costs, and the EUR/USD exchange rate will influence price variations from one quarter to another within the same crop.

For cacao purchased with a differential-based pricing model, the price fluctuates according to market movements, as well as storage costs, financing costs, and the EUR/USD exchange rate.

<p>The washing station is located in the village of Chelbessa, exactly in the Danche area, in the Gedeo zone, in the Gedeb woreda. It is located at 2000 meters above sea level and was recently established in 2019 by the SNAP company. SNAP selects the red cherries from 476 small producers, who work the land around Chelbessa. The coffee grows here in semi-forest, under shade trees and close to food crops, such as bananas. SNAP has installed tiled fermentation tanks and 164 drying beds here; 100 are dedicated to fully washed processed coffees and 64 for natural coffees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


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