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CAMPO DAS VERTENSES, Brazil – This year, Sancoffee celebrates a major milestone: 25 years of building a sustainable, people-centered future through specialty coffee. Born in the hills of Campo das Vertentes in 2000, the cooperative has grown into a global platform for producers who believe in the power of relationships, transparency, and long-term impact.
To mark this anniversary, Sancoffee is proud to release of the sixth edition of its Impact Report, a deep dive into the cooperative’s environmental, social, and governance achievements. From carbon-negative coffee production and ecosystem restoration to gender equity and youth engagement, the report tells the story of a community that continues to push the boundaries of what coffee can do.
“This isn’t just a milestone – it’s a mirror,” says CEO Fabrício Andrade. “It reflects the progress we’ve made, the challenges we’ve overcome, and the commitment we carry into the future.”
Particularly when it comes to the carbon footprint, a complete study conducted within Sancoffee partner farms and comprising the entire coffee value chain to is accessible through the 2024 Impact Report. This study has been featured in a lecture at SCA Expo in Houston and will be in the line up again for the upcoming World of Coffee in Geneva.
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Highlights from the 2024 Impact Report:
- 65,766 bags exported to 30+ countries
- Verified carbon-negative coffee production across member and Beyond Borders farms. Sancoffee has reduced its operational carbon emissions by more than 25% since 2019, even as coffee volumes
- In 2024, Sancoffee began offsetting its remaining emissions through insetting, by planting native trees directly on member farms as part of the Bio Recovery project, choosing local regeneration over external carbon
- Almost 50,000 native trees planted through the Bio Recovery project since 2018
- Premiums paid to smallholders (Beyond Borders): USD 341,505.98 paid directly to producers, USD 87,366.95 paid to associations
- Ongoing investment in gender equity, education, and climate resilience
Download the full 2024 Impact Report here.
About Sancoffee
Sancoffee was born in 2000 as a specialty coffee coop. Deeply inserted in the local community at Campo das Vertentes in Brazil, Sancoffee strives to build a business model that generates progress and prosperity for all stakeholders, based on long term relationships that can ensure the sustainability of the coffee activity in the future.
