GCP Collective Reporting on Sustainable Coffee Purchases
A shared, pre-competitive reporting approach that strengthens transparency and accelerates sustainable coffee sourcing at scale.
GCP Collective Reporting brings coffee roasters and retailers together to transparently report on their sustainable coffee purchasing commitments and progress. By using aligned metrics and a shared reporting framework, companies can demonstrate sustainability leadership while contributing to a credible, sector-wide picture of progress.
The results are published each year in the Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report. This is GCP’s main publication that shows how companies involved are increasing the demand and supply of coffee that meets at least the basic level of the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code. By combining company data into one reliable report, Collective Reporting promotes comparability, integrity, and trust, which are essential for action across the sector. As consumers, investors, and other stakeholders expect more, Collective Reporting offers clear and trustworthy insights into sustainability strategies, performance, and results.
The results are published each year in the Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report. This is GCP’s main publication that shows how companies involved are increasing the demand and supply of coffee that meets at least the basic level of the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code. By combining company data into one reliable report, Collective Reporting promotes comparability, integrity, and trust, which are essential for action across the sector. As consumers, investors, and other stakeholders expect more, Collective Reporting offers clear and trustworthy insights into sustainability strategies, performance, and results.
Previously known as the GCP Snapshot, the Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report keeps developing as an important reference for monitoring trends and progress in sustainable coffee purchasing. GCP invites coffee roasters and retailers – including ICO London Declaration signatories, national and private-label roasters, and coffee retailers – to join the next reporting cycle and contribute to transparency, collaboration, and impact in the global coffee sector.
Sustainable Coffee Purchases Reports
Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
The Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024 reveals growth in sustainable coffee purchases by more GCP Members. The sixth edition highlights improved transparency and progress in the uptake of sustainable coffees that meet at least foundational levels of the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code (Coffee SR Code).
Eleven leading roasters and retailers – JDE Peet’s, Julius Meinl, Keurig Dr Pepper, Melitta Group, Mother Parkers, Nestlé, Supracafé, Taylors of Harrogate, TESCO, UCC, and Westrock Coffee Company – reported their 2024 sustainable coffee purchases through GCP’s Collective Reporting initiative. The report uses common, comparable metrics to show how these companies have worked with their supply chain partners and coffee producers to purchase coffees from GCP-recognized Sustainability Schemes that operate either with a 3rd Party Assurance System or with a 2nd Party Assurance System. Learn more
Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2023
The Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2023 is the result of pre-competitive action from nine leading companies, representing a strong commitment to increasing transparency on the demand for sustainable coffees and the progress made on annual sustainable coffee purchases – a cornerstone of advancing coffee sustainability. The 2023 report, published with a refreshed look and title, reveals growth in the amount of sustainable coffee purchased recorded by more roasters and retailers, reporting through a larger pool of recognized sustainability schemes than previously seen. This fifth edition publication from GCP’s Collective Reporting uniquely provides insights on the responsible sourcing progress of JDE Peet’s, Julius Meinl, Keurig Dr Pepper, Melitta Group, Nestlé, SUPRACAFÉ, Taylors of Harrogate, Tesco and Westrock Coffee using aligned, comparable metrics. Learn more
GCP Snapshot 2022
Sustainable coffee purchases have increased significantly in 2022, driven by compliance requirements, corporate leadership and consumer expectations. This is according to the GCP Snapshot 2022, featuring insights from its transparency initiative on Collective Reporting on Sustainable Coffee Purchases through which eight leading GCP Member companies have shared their sustainable purchasing progress. The newly published GCP Snapshot 2022 registered a share of over 70% of sustainable coffee purchases, more than 26 million bags, out of the total reported green coffee volume of over 36 million bags. This year’s report features insights of into the development of sustainable coffee purchases of JDE Peet’s, Julius Meinl, Keurig Dr Pepper, Melitta Group, Nestlé, SUPRACAFÉ, Tesco and Westrock Coffee Company, all of which have committed to using GCP’s aligned, comparable metrics as a common language on coffee sustainability in this collective reporting effort.
GCP Snapshot 2021
The 2021 GCP Sustainable Coffee Purchases Snapshot provides a look into the volumes and origins of the sustainable coffee purchases of JDE Peet’s, Keurig Dr Pepper, Melitta Group, Nestlé, Strauss Coffee, SUPRACAFÉ, Tesco and Westrock Coffee, all of whom have committed to disclosing their responsible sourcing progress using aligned, comparable metrics. The GCP Snapshot 2021 is the result of a transparent and pre-competitive approach from the participating companies, representing a strong commitment to addressing coffee sustainability challenges collectively. Find the report here.
GCP Snapshot 2019 & 2020
The 2019 & 2020 GCP Sustainable Coffee Purchases Snapshot provides a look into the volumes and origins of the sustainable coffee purchases. Published in June 2021, the latest GCP Snapshot has been designed to show the sustainability strides being made by participating GCP Roaster & Retailer Members, while also providing previously-unavailable data for the coffee sector to assess. Find the report here.
GCP Snapshot 2018
GCP’s first Snapshot on 2018 Sustainable Coffee Purchases by GCP Roaster & Retailer Members provides a look at volumes of sustainable coffee purchases by company under multiple GCP Baseline Coffee Code-recognized sustainability schemes. Published in 2019, five companies share their sustainable coffee purchases — a powerful example of one way GCP Members are cooperating to meet the coffee sustainability challenge. Find the report here.
Why GCP Members participated in GCP Collective Reporting
“At JDE Peet’s, we welcome the transparency the second edition of the GCP Snapshot provides.
We remain committed to our goal of 100% responsibly sourced coffee by 2025 which includes piloting and innovating in new sustainability approaches that are designed to actively address priority issues, improve farmer livelihoods and safeguard the future of sustainable coffee.”
Nadia Hoarau-Mwaura
– Sustainability Director, JDE Peet’s
As a fifth-generation family business, we at Julius Meinl feel a strong responsibility to our planet and the people involved at every stage of our coffee journey, as we work together to bring premium quality to every cup.
Our Sustainability Strategy is built on three core pillars: building a sustainable coffee supply chain, protecting our planet, and driving high engagement among employees. Our Responsibly Selected Coffee Initiative ensures we select coffee from suppliers whose sustainable supply chain programs meet rigorous social, economic, and environmental criteria in alignment with the GCP’s Coffee Sustainability Reference Code. By the end of 2025 we aim to have 100% responsibly selected coffee for all green coffee globally purchased and roasted in our plants in Vienna and Vicenza.
We also provide tailored support to coffee farmers in selected countries through our Generations Programme, building practical knowledge that helps establish sustainable, resilient coffee businesses for future generations.
Julius Meinl, Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
“Demand for sustainable coffee is a key driver towards a better and more resilient coffee sector, with farmers in the forefront. This report enables greater demand transparency, and we applaud all participating companies. We hope more roasters and retailers will join us in future reporting rounds, and that we see a substantial demand increase for sustainable coffee from everyone all around the world.”
Marcelo Burity
– Head of Green Coffee Development, Nestlé
“Melitta Group is aiming for a Coffee of the Future, i.e. a coffee which enables and fosters an attractive future perspective for all actors in the sector. To achieve this ambitious target, a joint and pre-competitive engagement is needed.
The GCP Snapshot strengthens transparency about the use of sustainable cultivation standards, its strengths, and potentials for further improvement.”
Stefan Dierks
– Director Sustainability, Melitta Group
A proud fourth-generation family business, Mother Parkers is driven by a commitment to protecting the planet for generations to come. Guided by our mission of providing a better beverage experience for our customers and their consumers, we are building a legacy rooted in sustainability, transparency, and
purpose.
From aligning with the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to building traceable and sustainable supply chains through partnerships with COSA and Sedex, we are taking bold, measurable steps to reduce our environmental footprint. Our sourcing practices prioritize certified and verified sustainable materials that support biodiversity, human rights, and community wellbeing.
At Mother Parkers, sustainability is more than a responsibility — it’s a promise to help shape a better future, one cup at a time.
Mother Parkers, Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
“Demand for sustainable coffee is a key driver towards a better and more resilient coffee sector, with farmers in the forefront. This report enables greater demand transparency, and we applaud all participating companies. We hope more roasters and retailers will join us in future reporting rounds, and that we see a substantial demand increase for sustainable coffee from everyone all around the world.”
Marcelo Burity
– Head of Green Coffee Development, Nestlé
“Transparency is one of the main values of our company.
We believe that by sharing information in a transparent way, we contribute for a global vision on the transformation path towards a more sustainable coffee industry.
In this way, Supracafé moves Beyond a cup of coffee”.
Samuel F. Ricardo Ruiz
– Chief Sustainability Officer, SUPRACAFÉ
At Taylors, we believe that quality coffee should be sustainable for everyone involved. We have sourced 100% 3rd party-certified coffee* for over a decade. This base level of assurance provides us with traceability, which is a key component of Taylors Sourcing Approach (TSA), our stakeholder model designed to ensure the long-term supply of coffee for years to come.
Taylors of Harrogate, Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
“Progress through industry collaboration is a key part of our sustainable coffee strategy. We only represent a relatively small proportion of our suppliers’ total production, which is why we joined industry efforts with more buyers, making commitments on purchasing sustainable coffee which will help producers make the improvements we seek.”
Peter Rodgers
– Responsible Sourcing Manager, Tesco
Ueshima Coffee Company’s vision is to unlock the power of coffee for a better world. Since establishment in Japan in 1933, UCC has taken coffee seriously, inheriting the founding spirit of “delivering delicious coffee to as many people as possible, anytime, anywhere”.
UCC Europe provides a Total Coffee Solution in B2B retail, foodservice and hospitality – not only sourcing and roasting quality coffees but delivering insight, coffee machines, servicing and support to thousands of customers all across the continent. In 2021, UCC reaffirmed global sustainability commitments, to help people flourish and nature thrive – with targets to sustainably source 100% UCC-branded coffee by 2030 as well as to become carbon neutral, nature positive and positively impact society through health and education.
UCC, Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
“For Westrock Coffee Company, buying 100% of our coffee from suppliers who demonstrate fair treatment of the people and places that grow and handle our coffee is a minimum requirement.
As of 2024, 100% of our coffee import partners and 100% of exporters in our strategic supply chains underwent third-party audits to ensure adherence to our Responsible Sourcing Policy. Almost 90% of coffee and tea used in our customers’ products was certified, recognized as equivalent to the Global Coffee Platform’s Coffee Sustainability Reference Code, or sourced from our Real Roots™ supplier platform. Moreover, all forward contracts were Real Roots™
approved at a minimum.
We’re proud to note that 2024 was also a milestone year for Westrock Coffee’s Raíz Sustainability™ program, which was recognized as equivalent to the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code, 2nd Party Assurance. In 2025, we’re excited to launch Raíz 2030 focus areas, which push for a more resilient coffee sector.
Westrock Coffee, Sustainable Coffee Purchases Report 2024
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