Lecture Description
In the rapidly evolving landscape of global value chains and international trade, the concept of mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) has become pivotal for coffee businesses through the value chain. Coffee producers are increasingly required to comply with and implement a range of sustainability requirements to access target markets and attract investments. In-scope companies for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) must assess and report not only on how sustainability issues affect their financial health, but also on how their business activities impact the world around them.
Due diligence measures can help ensure corporate accountability, safeguard human rights, and protect the environment. Yet, these measures can be challenging to meet - especially for organizations and businesses in coffee producing countries. It is important to ensure that amidst the rapid developments in linking trade to sustainability considerations, organizations, workers and coffee producers are not left behind.
This diverse panel of established market players throughout the coffee value chain will explore lessons learned from the real cases of accompanying measures implemented in their supply chains to help MSMEs and producers to mitigate associated risks and challenges of mHREDD, while capitalizing on market and income opportunities.
Learning Objective:
In the rapidly evolving landscape of global value chains and international trade, the concept of mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) has become pivotal for coffee businesses through the value chain. Coffee producers are increasingly required to comply with and implement a range of sustainability requirements to access target markets and attract investments. In-scope companies for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) must assess and report not only on how sustainability issues affect their financial health, but also on how their business activities impact the world around them.
Due diligence measures can help ensure corporate accountability, safeguard human rights, and protect the environment. Yet, these measures can be challenging to meet - especially for organizations and businesses in coffee producing countries. It is important to ensure that amidst the rapid developments in linking trade to sustainability considerations, organizations, workers and coffee producers are not left behind.
This diverse panel of established market players throughout the coffee value chain will explore lessons learned from the real cases of accompanying measures implemented in their supply chains to help MSMEs and producers to mitigate associated risks and challenges of mHREDD, while capitalizing on market and income opportunities.
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 2:00- 3:00 PM
Location: Lecture Room W
This lecture is free to attend with a World of Coffee entry badge. Register to attend World of Coffee Geneva here.
Moderator
Daan van Thiel
International Trade Center (ITC)
Panelists
Mr Kenneth Barigye
Managing Director, Mountain Harvest, Uganda
Mr Dejene Dadi
General Manager, Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (Ethiopia)
Mr Philip von der Goltz
Managing Partner, List & Beisler
Ms. Anneke Theunissen,
Director of Operations, Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fairtrade Smaller Producers and Workers (CLAC/Fairtrade)
Mr. Wouter Cools
Project Manager, Ending Child Labour in International Supply Chains through an Integrated and Area-Based Approach, International Labour Organization (ILO)