United Nations Wakes Up to Sustainable Coffee

Source: GreenBiz.com

NEW YORK, April 19, 2004 - Cafeterias and coffee shops throughout the United Nations offices in New York are now serving sustainable coffee to the delegates, diplomats, and visitors who walk its prestigious halls.

Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee, acclaimed both for its gourmet taste and its assurances for protection of workers and the environment, will be supplied by Java City, a specialty coffee roaster, wholesaler and retailer.

“When you serve coffee at the United Nations, you are serving it to the world. And all of the coffee-growing countries around the globe are among the 192 UN member nations,” said Dr. Noel Brown, former head of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Rainforest Alliance Board member.

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