SCA Coffee Sustainability Program Foundation - Online Course
The Coffee Sustainability Foundation course covers the major sustainability issues facing the coffee industry today and offers baseline knowledge of what the term ‘sustainability’ means, how it is connected to power dynamics, current and historical events and practices, as well as a variety of coffee projects.
Price includes all SCA certification fees
Courses are held online in three 2.5 hour sessions
Course language is English
The Coffee Sustainability Foundation course covers the major sustainability issues facing the coffee industry today and offers baseline knowledge of what the term ‘sustainability’ means, how it is connected to power dynamics, current and historical events and practices, as well as a variety of coffee projects.
Price includes all SCA certification fees
Courses are held online in three 2.5 hour sessions
Course language is English
The Coffee Sustainability Foundation course covers the major sustainability issues facing the coffee industry today and offers baseline knowledge of what the term ‘sustainability’ means, how it is connected to power dynamics, current and historical events and practices, as well as a variety of coffee projects.
Price includes all SCA certification fees
Courses are held online in three 2.5 hour sessions
Course language is English
The Coffee Sustainability Foundation course covers the major sustainability issues facing the coffee industry today and offers baseline knowledge of what the term ‘sustainability’ means, how it is connected to power dynamics, current and historical events and practices, as well as a variety of coffee projects. Learners can expect to take away the skills and knowledge they need to begin to make meaningful changes within their own company or prepare to participate in the intermediate or professional courses.
The course is designed to have broad applications and appeal for people new to coffee, and coffee professionals from all backgrounds who are interested in growing their knowledge of sustainability to become better stewards of sustainability within their current role or company or develop new skills to help support existing initiatives or goals. Anyone working in coffee would benefit from this course.
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Terminology
Brief History of Sustainability in Coffee
Sustainability Stakeholders
Power Dynamics
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Climate Change
Cost of Production
Coffee Price and Price Fluctuations
Economic Inequality
Gender Equity Labor
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Organization and Certification
Industry-wide Toolkits and Resources
Research and Development
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Opportunities and Limitations for Sustainability in Coffee
Sustainability in a Personal Context