Responsibility
UTZ and Rainforest Alliance - SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED COFFEE
Consumers are becoming more and more aware of the environment we live in and the products we produce and consume. The standards of sustainable development create a basis for responsible and environmentally friendly trading.
We at Unison Coffee are part of responsible trading and use only UTZ or RF (Rainforest Alliance) certified products.
A UTZ/RF-certified product is grown/produced according to strict, regulated policies that set the guidelines for better cultivation methods, working conditions and treatment of nature, for the generations to come. The compliance to these regulations is supervised by independent inspectors who conduct regular inspections to the premises.
The ethical regulations are based on the continuous improvement model where first (first year as a UTZ/RF-certified manufacturer)the farmer needs to fulfill the essential requirements regarding the farm's safety, control, accounting, employees and conservation of the environment.
More detailed requirements are added during the following years, in order for the farmers to improve and develop with time. The regulations are revised at least every five years.
The certification does not end to the farms - all the coffee that leaves the farm's gates continues its journey through UTZ /RF -certified operators, all the way into the customer's cup. To achieve the right to use UTZ or Rainforest Alliance -brand, every operator needs to fulfill the organization's requirements, go through an audit performed by an independent inspector, and get the approval from the inspector to be considered as a UTZ/RF certified operator.
This helps to ensure the highest transparency throughout the whole supply chain.
All our coffees can be traced back to their farms.
We at Unison Coffee are proud to say that we are part of a responsible coffee trade.