Three good reasons to choose Source Climate Change Coffee for your morning cuppa: ethical trading, sustainability and rainforest protection. These three tenets form the core philosophy for our brand and are the reason that many consumers choose to buy coffee from us. 

Coffee purchasing can create change. Coffee is more than a commodity. Every buying decision we make affects our coffee growers, who are often small scale farmers who depend on coffee for their livelihood. It affects the sustainability of the coffee itself and the environment surrounding these areas. It makes coffee a choice for quality, the environment and social values.

Ethical trading supports coffee growing communities

Small coffee growers face many challenges. Their income is small and unstable. Production costs are rising and so is the cost of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns in the coffee belt - the zone of the planet that has the right temperatures and the right rainfall to make coffee commercially viable. 

By trading ethically with our coffee growers, Source Climate Change Coffee builds relationships with them that last. They can depend on us to support them during turbulent times on the market. 

Sourcing our coffee in a responsible way also provides our retail and hospitality partnerships with transparency. They can share the story with their customers, encouraging them to also choose responsibly. 

Sustainability makes coffee lower impact

Increasing production and consumption with the resulting waste has had an impact on our planet. As climate change progresses we are seeing increasingly common extreme weather patterns like wildfires, drought and floods. These extremes affect food security across the globe. 

Our coffee supports growers who use ethical agricultural practices. We are certified organic by the Organic Farmers & Growers association. That means there are less chemicals like fertilisers and pesticides used, and more natural inputs. 

We are also conscious about our packaging choices. We’ve developed home compostable coffee capsules and 100% recyclable packaging for our bags. 

Rainforest protection promotes biodiversity

Most of our coffee is grown close to zones of international interest for biodiversity, which need protection. Rainforests are carbon sinks. They capture and store carbon and prevent it from being released into the atmosphere as carbon emissions. Rainforests also bring down the ambient temperature. 

Our coffee growers use organic agroforestry to grow their coffee. By interplanting coffee between other crops and trees, they promote local biodiversity by offering habitats to animals, birds and insects. 

Agroforestry improves the soil and water retention. Both of these contribute to more resilient crops and better harvests despite fluctuating weather conditions. They help the coffee grower earn more, and that in turn ensures they will continue to grow coffee in future years. 

Three good reasons to buy ethical coffee from Source Climate Change Coffee

Ethical trading, sustainability and rainforest protection work together to bring benefits to both the growers and the consumer. 

Good quality coffee grown in regions of the world that are unique and special, by coffee growers using organic and conservative practices, brings consumers coffee that not only tastes good but is the conscious choice. It reflects your values, and supports a more sustainable future.