Nick Brown | June 24, 2025
Coffee Sustainability Support Database screenshot.
As organizations throughout the coffee value chain continue to call for more transparent and collective action for coffee sector sustainability, navigating the complex forest of sustainability initiatives remains a challenge.
Late last week, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) unveiled an expansive new map of the trees, compiling hundreds of sustainability initiatives within a slick new filterable and navigable database called the Coffee Sustainability Support Database (C2SD).
Formerly known as the Coffee Sustainability Initiatives Map, the relaunched database includes an improved interface with dedicated country views and program views.
The database launched with 440 sustainability initiatives involving more than 600 project-leading organizations and more than 170 donors. It also offers filtered lists and graphic insights into specific project types, goals, locations and status.
“We are very proud of the new Coffee Sustainability Support Database, which reflects our ongoing commitment to the ICO’s mission of promoting the sustainable and inclusive growth of and by the global coffee sector,” ICO Executive Director Vanúsia Nogueira said in an announcement of the launch.
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
The C2SD came to life through a collective effort between members of the ICO’s Coffee Public-Private Task Force and was supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC).
The platform is open for voluntary project submissions through an online form, while allowing for project updates following initial validation.
According to the ICO, the map can be used to scale up individual sustainability efforts by aligning with broader collective strategies, as well as to identify synergies, overlaps, and funding gaps. The group is planning to broaden the database to include projects from investment banks and development funds.
“Since its inception, the goal of the Coffee Sustainability Support Database has been to consolidate scattered information and make it accessible to key stakeholders,” Nogueira said. “This relaunch marks a major step forward in that mission, offering enhanced tools for decision-making, collaboration and strategic funding.”
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Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.
Tags: ICO Coffee Sustainability Support Database, International Coffee Organization, International Trade Centre, NGOs, Vanusia Nogueira
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