GLOBAL COFFEEPLATFORM

GCP Member Assembly 2023

Championing Coffee Sustainability

Part II: 6 & 7 December 2023

15:00-18:00 CET | Online meeting

Register here

Following a successful in-person event in Bonn on 27 June 2023, the second part of the GCP Member Assembly will take place on 6 & 7 December online. The exclusive virtual event is for GCP Members only and will include key membership decisions and GCP Board elections.

The Call for Board Candidates is now open.

Find all the details of the upcoming event and highlights from our in-person event below.

Thank you for championing coffee sustainability
with GCP!

Thank you for a great GCP Member Assembly 2023 in June in Bonn, where we kick-started GCP 2.0 and committed ourselves to championing coffee sustainability together to achieve our shared GCP 2030 Goal.

Special thanks to the GCP Members who contributed to the GCP 2.0 Kick-off Funding round: JDE Peet’s, Melitta Group, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Nescafé, Nespresso, ofi (olam food ingredients), Rabobank and Westrock Coffee Company. These companies are taking collective action to the next level to propel coffee sustainability. Read the full announcement here.

We appreciate the valuable advice and input you offered during the assembly to help shape the six GCP 2.0 Country Plans for Farmer Prosperity further. The plans will now be further revised and then shared with you in bilateral follow-up conversations.

 

Join part II of the GCP Member Assembly on 6 & 7 December (online event). Learn more about the upcoming event and all the details of the GCP Board Election.

Thank you to our 2023 Member Assembly sponsors who made the event possible, and thank you to the members who joined us in Bonn for the GCP Member Assembly 2023, where we kick-started GCP 2.0 and committed ourselves to championing coffee sustainability together.

GCP Board Elections 2023

We are pleased to announce the 2023 GCP Board Elections and invite you to attend the GCP Membership Assembly, which will take place virtually on 6 & 7 December 2023, building on the successful in-person gathering in June under the banner “Championing Coffee Sustainability”. There are nine seats up for election in 2023.

The GCP Board consists of a minimum of 13 and a maximum of 16 members that serve a three-year term supported by the Executive Director. The elections will take place through online voting prior to the GCP Membership Assembly and is overseen by the Nominations and Elections Committee. There are nine seats up for election in 2023.

Producer Representatives

3 seats

Trade Representative

1 seat

Industry Representatives

3 seats

Civil Society

2 seats

Frequently Asked Questions

The deadline for nominations is 3 November 2023, COB (CET). Details on the slate of Board nominees will be shared with GCP Members on 13 November 2023, along with instructions for the online election process, which will run from 20 November to 5 December. Results of the election will be shared during the GCP Member Assembly. 

Decision Points

The agenda of the 8th GCP Membership Assembly includes the following decision and action items:
1. Announcement of newly elected Board Members
2. Report back from GCP Board & Discharging of Board

3. GCP two-tier Strategy to achieve our shared 2030 Goal:
a) endorsement of way forward with strategy execution at global and local levels through GCP Member engagement in 2024,
b) endorsement of related updates to GCP association documents

4. Endorsement of minutes of the 7th GCP Membership Assembly 2022

This is what you missed in the June event:

The GCP Member Assembly, held on 27 June 2023 in Bonn Germany was an opportunity to celebrate what GCP Members have achieved together, and to look at ways to shape our collective response to key sustainability business challenges through our GCP 2.0 Strategy with the first six GCP Country Plans for Farmer Prosperity.

While challenges are ahead of us, from new regulations to the climate and biodiversity crises, collectively, the entire GCP Membership will be able to chart the way forward towards our shared GCP 2030 Goal of transformational change on farmer prosperity for more than one million coffee farmers in 10 countries.

This year the GCP Member Assembly is made up of two parts: one in-person event in Bonn, Germany on 27 June 2023, and the second part taking place on 6 & 7 December 2023 online. Board elections will take place in December 2023.

GCP Board Chair, Carlos Brando invites you to champion coffee sustainability with us!

The GCP Member Assembly is the premier gathering of the global GCP Membership community with national and international coffee sector stakeholders and sustainability experts, providing you with the opportunity to learn, exchange and create. This collaboration is key to achieve real, measurable impact on the livelihoods of coffee farming families around the world.

Participation at the GCP Member Assembly 2023 is exclusive to GCP Members only. Tickets for the in-person event were free for up to two representatives per GCP Member and one for individual members. Registration closed on 16 June 2023.

Tickets were available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional tickets per member organization could be purchased at a cost of $200 per person by emailing GCP, using the subject “GCP MA Ticket”.

If you registered but couldn’t attend, you were required to change your registration status via the EventBrite website, the EventBrite confirmation email sent to you when you first registered, or alternatively send an email to GCP before 16 June 2023. To ensure the sustainability of this event, GCP Members who failed to canceled their tickets by 16 June 2023 will receive an invoice for $200.

Event Highlights & Agenda

The GCP Member Assembly June 2023, gathered the GCP community with national and international coffee sector stakeholders and sustainability experts, providing the opportunity to learn, exchange and create. Participants looked forward to this collaboration to achieve real, measurable impact by contributing to the GCP 2030 Goal of transformational change on farmer prosperity for more than one million coffee farmers in 10 countries.

27 June 2023, LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn

Morning

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

  • Celebrating GCP Members
  • Kick-starting GCP 2.0
  • Sustainable Sourcing Approach

10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break

  • National Coffee Sector 
    Leaders share insights​
  • Visit Country Plans: Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya​

Afternoon

12:35 – 13:40 Lunch

  • Visit Country Plans: Vietnam, Honduras, Uganda​
  • Members thoughts & feedback

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

  • Sustainability is a (shared) responsibility​

Evening

17:30 Reception 

  • Reception of GCP Members by 
    Mayor or Bonn
  • Rhine River cruise & networking dinner

Annette Pensel invites you to the GCP Member Assembly June 2023

Carlos Brando’s invitation to the GCP Member Assembly June 2023

Lauren Weiss on GCP Country Plans for Farmer Prosperity

Participation Information

Participation at the GCP Member Assembly 2023 is exclusive to GCP Members only.


The first part of the assembly took place in Bonn, Germany on 27 June 2023. Participation was free for up to two representatives per GCP Member and one for individual members. Additional tickets were available for extra attendees at $200 per person. Registration closed on 16 June 2023.

The second part of the assembly will take place online on 6 & 7 December 2023. Details to follow.

Register for the December Assembly here

Terms of Participation

Note on data usage: Photos and recordings of participants in the event may be used for reporting in online media, social networks, print publications and other mass media. 

All events follow GCP’s anti-trust policy. Click here for more information.

By registering for this event, you agree to the above points. 

Date

The basics

Registration

Attendance was free for individual members and a maximum of two representatives of each member organization.

Additional tickets were available to GCP Members at a cost of €200 per head.

Registration was open until 15 June 2023.

Venue

This year’s GCP Member Assembly was held at the LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn (Rhineland State Museum) in central Bonn, Germany. This museum is a cultural facility of the Rhineland Regional Authority. It offers a unique insight into the cultural history of the Rhineland, a core region of Europe.

From the central train station it is just a 400m walk.

LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn
Colmantstr. 14-16
53115 Bonn, Germany

The museum has a parking garage. The fee for guests is 4 € per day.

Private

Stay in Bonn

Hotels

GCP arranged a hotel contingent of rooms for the nights of 26 and 27 June at a special rate at two hotels within walking distance to the event venue: Intercity Hotel Bonn and Motel One Hauptbahnhof.
Please note: the GCP Secretariat only arranged the allotments but did not make hotel reservations for the participants. The allotment closed on 15 May, after which participants needed to seek alternatives.

Both hotels are located right next to Bonn ‘Hauptbahnhof’ (Central Train Station), the Intercity Hotel on its Western and the Motel One Hauptbahnhof on its Eastern side (at the start of the pedestrian shopping centre). The LVR Landesmuseum is just a few hundred meters further down the road from the Intercity Hotel. From the Motel One Hauptbahnhof you use the Train Station’s underpass to reach the Western side.

Book Intercity Hotel Bonn

Address: Quantiusstr. 22, 53115 Bonn

Hotel website

Rate: 138 €, breakfast 15,90 €

How to book:

  • – Reservations only by phone.
    – Call +49 228 926 181 513 and wait for the recorded announcement in English (after the German one).
    – Have your credit card details ready.
    – Reservation code: “Global Coffee Platform – Member Assembly“.

Room allotment at Intercity Hotel Bonn expired on 29 May 2023.

Motel One Hauptbahnhof

Address: Am Hauptbahnhof 12, 53111 Bonn

Hotel website

Rate: 79 €, breakfast 15,90 €

How to book:

Room allotment at Motel One Hbf expired on 15 May 2023.

Trade

Get to Bonn

Public Transport

You can reach both hotels from ‘Hauptbahnhof’ (central train station) station via regional and inter-city rail services, the U-Bahn metro or the (airport) bus.

Click here for more information about connections.

Cologne / Bonn airport

Cologne / Bonn airport is around 16km away

Airport transfer to the city of Bonn either by taxi (around 50 Euros) or via the Airport Bus SB 60, (Cologne Bonn Airport – Main Train Station Bonn – Cologne Bonn Airport). Find the bus schedule here and the bus stop plan at the airport terminal here. The airport can also be reached directly by train. Rail timetables are available here.

Frankfurt / Main airport

Frankfurt/Main airport is 176km away

The train journey time between Bonn Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is around 1h 45m. The quickest route is via DB Intercity Express (ICE) train to Siegburg/Bonn train station, from there with metro line 66 to Bonn Hauptbahnhof (central train station). The route via Koblenz is more scenic but takes longer.

Bonn City Map

Click here to download city map

Train Information

Click here for train information

Alignment

Visa Info

German Foreign Office

GCP advises all GCP Members to check their individual status to travel to Germany, allowing sufficient time for any necessary applications. Please visit the visa information page of the German Foreign Office for all relevant information here.

Visa Support Letter

If you require an official invitation for your visa application, we are happy to provide one. Please email info@globalcoffeeplatform.org

TechnicalAssistance

Event Subsidies

About the subsidies

Event subsidies were made available in 2023 for GCP Members belonging to the Producer and Civil Society stakeholder groups located in coffee producing countries.

All available subsidies were awarded.

Q&A

Health Info

Covid-19

Currently, there are no Covid-19 restrictions in Germany. You find the most up-to-date information here.

Healthcare in Bonn

Both private and public hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, pharmacies, and other centers are available for your health and medical needs. Remember to obtain international medical insurance for your travels and entire period of stay in Germany.

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The fine print

Confirming your participation

If you registered but couldn’t attend, you were required to change your registration status via the EventBrite website, the EventBrite confirmation email sent to you when you first registered, or alternatively send an email to GCP before 16 June 2023. 

To ensure the sustainability of this event, GCP Members who failed to cancel their tickets by 16 June 2023 will receive an invoice for $200.

Antitrust Agreement

All participants of the GCP Member Assembly agree to the anti-trust regulations as laid out by GCP. You can read the full text here.

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Photography

Event film and photographic recordings

By registering for the GCP Member Assembly, you agree that the organizer is entitled to make film and photo recordings of the event and its participants for the publication and documentation of the platform’s activities.

If for any reason you cannot be porticipate during the event, please contact GCP.

Photos from the event can be found here.

Evening Program

Special reception and networking dinner

All participants were invited to continue the conversation during our exclusive evening program.

Participants enjoyed a special reception hosted by the Mayor of Bonn at the Old Town Hall in the center of Bonn immediately following the day’s event. This was followed by a cruise on the River Rhine with a networking dinner.

Sponsorship

Thank you to our gold sponsors: Dimitra, Nescafé and Nespresso, and Volcafe. And to our silver sponsors: Louis Dreyfus Company, Rabo Bank and Westrock Coffee. This event was made possible thanks to your support.

Sponsorship opportunities for the Bonn event have closed, however opportunities are still available for the virtual event on 6 & 7 December 2023.

Act now and get in touch with the team to reserve your preferred sponsorship.

Caroline Glowka

Senior Manager Member Relationsemail me

Mary Petitt

GCP Senior Advisoremail me

GCP Member Assembly 2023