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Coffee Watch research and staff have been quoted in hundreds of publications, reaching hundreds of millions of readers. Below is a sample of our media coverage.

U.S. and U.K. lawmakers must wake up to the coffee problem

Kaffe-vagthund advarer: Kaffeproduktionen er ved at grave sin egen grav

137 anos após fim oficial da escravidão latifundiária, povo preto ainda sofre as marcas da exploração e opressão

Coffee’s quiet crisis: How deforestation is putting your cup at risk Why coffee’s deforestation problem is brewing trouble

Deforestation in Brazil is Threatening the Future of Coffee—Here’s What to Know

Reforming the Coffee Industry: Etelle Higonnet of Coffee Watch

Αμαζόνιος: Το τροπικό δάσος στη Βραζιλία κινδυνεύει με περαιτέρω αποψίλωση

From a Cup of Catastrophe to a Better Brew

Kaffee so teuer: Wie finde ich guten, günstigen Kaffee?

Grounds for Change: Fixing the Coffee Industry with Etelle Higonnet of Coffee Watch

Kaffebønner fra Brasilien forbindes for første gang til massive skovrydninger

Can we have our coffee and our happy planet too? Etelle Higonnet

Denúncia liga trabalho escravo ao café de Nestlé e Starbucks

John Doe vs.. Starbucks: Acht brasilianische Plantagenarbeiter verklagen den US-Konzern. Ihr Vorwurf: Sklaverei und Menschenhandel. Der Fall konnte die Kaffeeindustrie verandern

Nestlé y Starbucks, acusados por ONG de violaciones de derechos en plantaciones de café

Nestlé y Starbucks, acusados por ONG de violaciones de derechos en plantaciones de café

NGOs accuse coffee giants of human rights abuses

Squeezed: How ‘scary’ coffee prices are pinching Phoenix cafes Coffee prices are at an all-time high. Now, tariffs leave coffee shop owners hard-pressed to manage costs.

Caffè sporco tra lavoro forzato e sfruttamento minorile: quattro ong denunciano i colossi. Accuse anche a Lavazza

NGOs file complaint in Germany accusing coffee giants of rights abuse

Trois géants du café accusés de violation des droits de l’homme

Nestlé, Dallmayr and Starbucks: Coffee produced through child labor?

Nestle, Starbucks accuses par des ong de violations des droits sur des exploitations de cafe

Nestlé Y Starbucks Acusados Por ONG De Violaciones De Derechos En Plantaciones De Café

Nestlé y Starbucks acusados por ONG de violaciones de derechos en plantaciones de café

NGOs file complaint in Germany accusing coffee giants of rights abuse

Nestlé et Starbucks visés par une plainte pour violations des droits humains

NGOs file complaints over coffee labor abuses

Nestlé y Starbucks acusados por ONG de violaciones de derechos en plantaciones de café

Nestlé et Starbucks accusés par des ONG de « graves violations » des droits humains sur des exploitations de café

Wegen Lieferkettengesetz: Anzeige gegen Nestlé

Coffee-driven deforestation making it harder to grow coffee in Brazil, watchdog group warns

Expansão desenfreada do café no Brasil ameaça sustentabilidade, diz Coffee Watch

Conscious coffee.

Farmer says he kept ‘Starbucks seal’ even after slave labor case

How Brazil’s booming coffee industry is driving deforestation

Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says

Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says

Brazil’s coffee industry is killing itself through deforestation

Brewed Awakening: The Future of Sustainable Coffee

Killing the forest, killing itself: Brazil faces coffee paradox as it prepares for COP30

Deforestation Threatens Coffee Industry: What It Means for Investors and Business Owners in the Coffee Market

Kaffeeanbau in Brasilien vernichtet große Teile des Atlantischen Regenwaldes

Kaffeeanbau in Brasilien verursacht weniger Regen und schadet sich damit selbst

Report ties Brazil coffee boom to deforestation

Desmatamento vinculado ao cultivo de cafe atinge 737 mil hectares no Brasil

Coffee under threat: Brazilian production is on the verge of collapse | InfoMoney News

Coffee Production May Be Imperiled as Forests Are Destroyed for More Crops

Wenn der Wald stirbt, stirbt der Regen

Brazil forest loss linked to coffee hit 737,000 hectares between 2002 and 2023, report says

Le café brésilien, menacé par la déforestation massive qu’il cause lui-même

La deforestazione nella tazzina: così il caffè disbosca l’Amazzonia, pressing per fermare le regole Ue

Café do Brasil desmatou área de duas São Paulo em 25 anos, diz pesquisa

Report Says Coffee Continues to Erase Brazil’s Forests, Exacerbating Climate Shocks

New York Times Quote of the Day

La deforestazione nella tazzina: così il caffè disbosca l’Amazzonia, pressing per fermare le regole UE

The Price Of Your Coffee Is About To Soar Again

Cà phê có thể biến mất: Cái giá của việc phá rừng để trồng thêm hạt đen

Περιβάλλον Πώς η αποψίλωση απειλεί τον καφέ - Η νέα παγκόσμια κρίση έρχεται από τη Βραζιλία

Мир останется без кофе? Производство зерна оказалось под угрозой

Kahve üretimi 20 yılda 737 bin hektarlık ormanı yok etti

Производство кофе может оказаться под угрозой из-за вырубки лесов в Бразилии

La déforestation au Brésil est aussi causée par le café

La déforestation liée au café au Brésil a atteint 737 000 hectares entre 2002 et 2023, selon un rapport

Le Club de C'est pas du Vent

Desmatamento ligado ao café avança e ameaça estabilidade climática no Brasil

Desmatamento Ligado ao Café Atinge 737 Mil Hectares, diz Coffee Watch

Most Coffee Farmers Live In Poverty. The Human-Rights Investigator You Need To Hear

Brazil mapping shows coffee deforestation the size of Honduras - New Report Warns of Rainfall Loss and Market Risks

Fighting For People, Planet, & Purpose: The Movement That Could Change Everything

Nestlé, Starbucks accusés par des ONG de violations des droits de l'homme sur des exploitations de café

The Dark Side of Your Morning Coffee Exposing Child Labor Practices

Etelle Higonnet — What’s Hiding in Your Coffee...

What’s in Your Coffee? Deforestation, Labor Abuse, and the Fight for a Better Brew with Etelle Higonnet of Coffee Watch

Grounds for Change: Coffee, Justice, and the Planet with Etelle Higonnet

Conversation with Etelle Higonnet

Coffee and Conservation: Transforming Industries for a Sustainable Future

Are You Drinking Guilt-Free Coffee? Unpacking Exploitation\Environmental Hazards in Coffee Industry

Sustainability or Strain? EUDR’s Ripple Effect on Coffee Farmers with Etelle Higonnet

Can Coffee Be A Force For Good?

Meet Etelle Higonnet, the Woman Fighting Coffee’s Hidden Crisis

Updates on the Tariff War: New Report Shares How Producing Countries Are Being Impacted

Coffee Watch: A Mission for Change with Etelle Higonnet

How to Survive a Hitman, Protect the Environment, and Make the Coffee Industry More Ethical and Sustainable with Etelle Higonnet

The true cost of your cup of coffee

Is Your Morning Coffee Funding Deforestation? with Etelle Higonnet

The Hidden Costs of Coffee W/ Etelle Higonnet

Brewing Change: The Fight for Ethical Coffee

Coffee and the Environment: The Hidden Cost of Your Daily Brew

New report warns Trump’s 50 % tariff plan could devastate coffee-growing economies and raise prices for U.S. consumers

Nye anklager: Du bliver lovet bæredygtig kaffe, men bønnerne er plukket under problematiske forhold i Colombia

Nye anklager: Du bliver lovet bæredygtig kaffe, men bønnerne er plukket under problematiske forhold i Colombia

Bæredygtig kaffe under anklage

Colombia updates labor laws in reform, but excludes agricultural work.

'My strength is running out': the harsh routine of harvesting Colombian coffee.

Coffee farms in Colombia with a seal of good practices have bathrooms without showers.

Ausbeutung auf Plantagen trotz Zertifizierung?

Las denuncias de precariedad laboral ensombrecen el buen momento de la caficultura colombiana: informalidad, hacinamiento y explotación

Día Nacional del Café: cifras récord con aroma a deuda social

Brilla la caficultura colombiana, pero la sombra de la precariedad laboral inquieta al sector

Auge en producción de café, pero con denuncias laborales

FARM Rio has not responded to the #BreakupWithStarbucks campaign

How to fix coffee's environmental and human abuses

Coalition calls on FARM Rio to ditch Starbucks partnership over slavery, child labor, union-busting allegations

FARM Rio faces protest over partnership with Starbucks: exploitation in the coffee supply chain.

Group Appeals to Farm Rio to End Partnership With Starbucks

Human Rights Groups, Labor Unions Demand FARM Rio Drop Starbucks Over Slavery, Labour Exploitation, Union Busting

FARM é pressionada a se afastar da Starbucks por denúncias de trabalho escravo

Brazil: FARM is urged to sever ties with Starbucks after allegations of forced labor at its coffee shop.

Brazil: FARM is urged to sever ties with Starbucks after allegations of forced labor at its coffee shop.

Group Appeals to Farm Rio to End Partnership With Starbucks

FARM Rio é pressionada a encerrar parceria com Starbucks apos denuncias

FARM Rio faces protest after partnering with Starbucks.

Watchdog Collective Calls on Farm Rio to End Partnership with Starbucks Over Allegations of Serious Human Rights Violations

PARCERIA FARM RIO STARBUCKS

Slavery, what else ? - La chronique de Julie Conti

“Det er på tide at holde Starbucks ansvarlig for at profitere på menneskehandel”

Mongabay reports fuel petition to block US import of coffee tied to slave labor

Slave-like working conditions"... Brazilian coffee workers sue Starbucks

A Planned E.U. Rule Has Coffee Growers in Ethiopia Scrambling

Mexico Presidential Press Conference: President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo comments on Exploitation & Opacity

Coffee companies are readier for the EUDR than they claim

Kaffegiganter igen i modvind: Kaffebønner plukkes for 4,74 kroner i timen

What is Sovereignty? With Etelle Higonnet and Lucia Todd

Coffee orices skyrocket from decades of deforestation

Nestlé, Starbucks Coffee Supply Chains Scrutinized Over China Labor Practices

Labor Violations Alleged in Starbucks and Nestlé Supply Chains in China

Ghost Farming: A Scathing New Report Alleges Harmful Labor Practices At Coffee Farms In Yunnan

https://www.newswise.com/articles/expert-available-starbucks-and-nestl-face-scrutiny-as-new-report-highlights-unethical-labor-practices

Kendte kaffemærker i modvind: Børnearbejde og underbetaling

Starbucks and Nestlé face scrutiny over labor practices in China

Starbucks and Nestlé Investigated for Labor Violations in Chinese Coffee Farms

China: Investigation Found Multiple Labour Violations in Coffee Farms Supplying for Nestlé and Starbucks

Starbucks China Supply Chain Issues

Starbucks and Nestlé face scrutiny over labor practices in China

Starbucks and Nestlé Face Scrutiny as New Report Highlights Unethical Labor Practices

Labor Violations in Starbucks' China Supply Chains

Etelle Higonnet - Fighting for Human Rights and against Deforestation

VOCAL Alliance Launches, Urges EU Regulatory Compliance Over Pushback

Coffee, Conservation, and Climate:Path to Sustainability

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