Stop Slavery-Tainted Coffee at the Border

Coffee Watch calls on U.S. Customs to stop imports of Brazilian coffee linked to forced labor—naming major brands like Starbucks, Nestlé, and JDE

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Dear MEP's: Don't Be Misled!

Today, Coffee Watch delivered a letter to relevant Members of the European Parliament urging them to stand firm in defending the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) against continued pressure from industry lobby groups. In February, Coffee Watch published a watershed paper highlighting how European and German coffee lobby groups attempted to derail the EUDR, citing feasibility issues. In contrast to statements from the lobby groups they are members of, numerous leading coffee companies—4C, Dallmayr, illycaffé, JDE Peet’s, Lavazza, Louis Dreyfus Company, Nestlé, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, Olam, Melitta, and Tchibo—have recently explicitly affirmed their readiness to comply with the EUDR and their support for its objectives.

June 10, 2025

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In a joint statement, CSOs call on all EU institutions and Member States to stand by the commitments made, to uphold the integrity of the EUDR, and to focus on enabling implementation — not dismantling a regulation that is essential for forests, climate action, and global credibility.

June 20, 2025

Since launching in November 2024, Coffee Watch has hit the ground running — we want to share just how far we’ve come.

June 17, 2025

We have joined more than 265 organisations to call the EU commission to uphold regulations that protect health, nature, climate, social justice, including workers' and trade union rights.

Jan. 28, 2025

Coffee Watch has signed an open letter alongside 39 other organisations calling on the EU Commission to ensure the EUDR country benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks. Under the EUDR, the EU Commission will develop a methodology to benchmark countries based on the risk that their commodities are linked to deforestation. We are calling on the EU not to compromise the benchmarking through political deals and to consider human rights and legality.

Jan. 28, 2025