UTZ CERTIFIED is one of the largest coffee
certification programs in the world.
Its vision is to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains
where farmers implementing good practices which lead to better
businesses, where the food industry takes responsibility by
demanding and rewarding sustainably grown products, and where
consumers buy products which meet their standard for social and
environmental responsibility.
Code of Conduct
UTZ certified operates a ‘Code of Conduct’ which its
coffee producers must comply with. This is a set of social
and environmental criteria for responsible coffee growing practices
and efficient farm management. The Code of Conduct requires certain
standards of recordkeeping, documented and minimal use of chemical
pesticides and fertiliser, access to health care and education for
employees and families and protection of work rights. Inspections
from Independent Certifiers are carried out annually.
continued improvement
The Code of Conduct is evaluated and revised every year through
an internal and external revision procedure, using as input the
experiences of producers, environmentalists and certifiers working
with the code.
Technological, economic and social developments in the coffee
industry are also included in the revision process.
For more information about UTZ certification visit their web site
at www.utzcertified.org
Cafe Bar’s in-house coffee roaster currently ‘integrates’ a minimum
of 20% of UTZ certified coffees within the mainstream fresh coffee
blends available from Café Bar and is looking to increase this
percentage every year.