The big idea for coffee sustainability

David Browning, CEO of sustainability auditor Enveritas, speaks to Tobias Pearce about what it really takes to become a responsible coffee business at scale, how EU deforestation rules can work for all stakeholders and why he’s optimistic for the future of the coffee industry

Since 2016, Enveritas has worked to provide sustainability assurance for some of the world’s largest coffee businesses. In fact, if a major global roaster sourcing thousands of tonnes of coffee a year has released a ‘responsible’ sourcing claim, it’s very likely to have worked with Enveritas behind the scenes.