Abstract:
Coffee is one of the world’s most traded products, with coffee consumption becoming part of our daily lives. With
increasing coffee production and consumption, the coffee trade between producing and non-producing countries
is expected to continue growing. However, the coffee supply chain negatively impacts the environment through
carbon emissions. As a result, this overview highlights and recommends specific initiatives that the coffee industry can embrace to reduce carbon emissions. These include: the replacement of plastic cup packaging with
biodegradable cups; the use of plant-based milk products as opposed to cow milk; the integration of organic
farming systems; the use of a heat induction hub to replace LPG gas stove; the reuse of spent coffee ground waste
for brick making process and biofuels; introduction of carbon tax and automation of wet mill processing and
wastewater reuse. This, in turn, not only reduces carbon footprint but mitigates the impact of climate change
thus building a resilient coffee supply chain. Further study could be explored on building a more climate-smart
and resilient coffee supply chain.
