The Center for Circular Economy in Coffee is a global precompetitive platform for enhancing and nurturing the circular economy principles and practices within the coffee sector
Coffee Circular Insights
Driving Sustainable Practices Worldwide
While the entire coffee plant has unique bioactive compounds that are valuable in a range of products, only 1-5% of the original cherry ends up in our cup. This highlights a missed opportunity for both value creation and waste reduction.
12
+ millionfarms worldwide operate on 10.6 million hectares worldwide
10
+ MILLIONtons/year coffee produced
3
+ billioncoffee/cup day Europe 24%
US 16%
Brasil 13%
US 16%
Brasil 13%
39
milliontons/year of biomass generated
EXPLORE THE COFFEE VALUE CIRCLE
Discover opportunities to add value, reduce, and reuse waste in the coffee value circle
A collection of circular and regenerative solutions, good practices, case studies, and how-to guides at each stage of the coffee value circle.
How C4CEC supports circularity
The activities performed at the Center for Circular economy in coffee
PROMOTE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE
Develop courses, technical guides, trainings, and practical information on implementing circular economy throughout the coffee sector supported by research. Serve as a hub for current and valuable resources on circular economy in coffee.
COLLECT AND SHARE GOOD PRACTICES
Build a multi-stakeholder knowledge sharing network to develop and disseminate evidence-based good practices in the coffee sector. The featured practices will be approved by the Scientific Board.
PILOT PROJECT AND RESEARCH
Support members in circular project or research concept development. Connect members to foster opportunities for collaboration, pilot projects, and funding.
CALL TO ACTION
The Center is now open to all players in the coffee sector
COFFEE FARMERS AND PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
Learn, develop, and pilot circular innovations to build a more resilient, sustainable, and profitable business.
COFFEE SECTOR COMPANIES
Improve, implement, and share circular initiatives with support from a scientific network and connection with a global network of like-minded organizations.
PUBLIC SECTOR AND ACADEMIA
Collaborate, share knowledge, propose new initiatives, and conduct research with a global multi-stakeholders network.
With a pre-competitive, transparent, and science-based approach, the Center for Circular Economy in Coffee accelerates the transition toward a circular coffee sector. The Center increases its knowledge base through its scientific board and the ITC Coffee Guide Network Circular Economy Working Group.