Dunkin’ Continues Commitments to Coffee Sustainability in 2021

A big a part of Dunkin’s espresso management has been constructed upon a deep dedication to sustainability, defending the espresso the model sources and the espresso farmers it will depend on. Dunkin’ is proud to share a number of the newest methods it’s persevering with its dedication to espresso sustainability in 2021, furthering the model’s ongoing efforts to make a significant distinction within the lives and livelihoods of espresso farmers and producers, whereas enhancing coffee-growing areas all through the world for generations to come back.

To kick off the 12 months, Dunkin’ has donated $380,000 to a number of vital and galvanizing organizations with missions centered on espresso sustainability, together with:

One Tree Planted 

Dunkin’ has teamed up with One Tree Planted, an environmental non-profit that’s serving to the setting by planting bushes in nations world wide.

By way of a $200,000 donation from Dunkin’, by the top of 2021, One Tree Planted will plant a complete of 200,000 bushes all through Honduras and Guatemala, together with areas which are important to regional environmental stability, elevated rural farmer productiveness and the livelihoods of 1000’s of individuals. This tree-planting program will create vital advantages to those areas, together with enhancing air and water high quality, enhancing soil well being, growing wildlife biodiversity and offering jobs in native communities. 

Sustainable Espresso Problem

Since 2018, Dunkin’ has been a part of The Sustainable Espresso Problem, a collaborative effort, led by Conservation Worldwide, of firms, governments, NGOs, analysis establishments and others, aligned round a standard aim of transitioning the espresso sector to be absolutely sustainable. For 2021, Dunkin’ has dedicated $110,000 to turn into a premier-level sponsor of The Sustainable Espresso Problem, persevering with its work throughout the group to make espresso the world’s first absolutely sustainable agricultural product. 

Dunkin’ can be making a $10,000 donation to the Sustainable Espresso Problem’s Labor Motion Community Initiative in Brazil. Funding helps Rainforest Alliance’s efforts to construct the capability of auditors and technical assist groups in Brazil to make sure well timed identification of any social violations. 

We’re proud that Dunkin’s very personal Sustainability Supervisor, Danielle Wooden, has just lately been appointed as one of many youngest-ever members of the Sustainable Espresso Problem Advisory Council.

Catastrophe Reduction Efforts in Nicaragua and Honduras

Following the current devastation of Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Nicaragua and Honduras, Dunkin’ is supporting these important coffee-growing nations with two donations. 

Dunkin’ has offered $10,000 to Seeds for Progress Basis, a nonprofit group that contributes to the social growth and sustainable financial development of Nicaraguan rural communities. These funds can be allotted to a Hurricane reduction fund championed by Mercon Espresso Group to help coffee-growing communities that have been severely affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. 

Dunkin’ can be donating $10,000 to World Imaginative and prescient, a humanitarian and emergency reduction group serving to susceptible kids, households and their communities overcome poverty and injustice. 

Partnership for Gender Fairness’s Digital Studying Journey

Lastly, Dunkin’ is allocating $40,000 towards offering our espresso suppliers in Guatemala and Colombia with The Partnership for Gender Fairness’s Digital Studying Journey. This distinctive on-line workshop sequence helps advance gender fairness by offering 10 producer organizations with a greater understanding of gendered challenges and alternatives, and figuring out areas of alternative for focused motion plans and options. 

Dunkin’ will proceed to work towards accountable espresso sourcing, transparency, and conservation, and the model seems to be ahead to offering updates on its efforts all year long.