Common Code for the
Coffee Community Association (4C)

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June 2009
List of 4C Members (0.5 MB)
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June 2009
Press release (0.1 MB)
The 4C Association celebrates
its second General Assembly
Meeting
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May 2009
Enjoy the annual report of
2008!
(2.3 MB)
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March 2009
4C Newsletter (2.5 MB)
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a global association aiming at social, environmental and economic sustainability in the mainstream coffee sector

Within the Common Code for the Coffee Community Association (4C), producers, trade & industry and civil society from around the world work together for more sustainability in the entire coffee sector.

This global community has joined forces to continuously improve the social, environmental and economic conditions for the people making their living with coffee.

Main pillars of 4C are a code of conduct, rules of participation for trade and industry, support mechanisms for coffee farmers, a verification system and the participatory governance structure.


Upcoming events

  • Information Workshop in cooperation with Salvanatura, San Salvador, El Salvador, July 7
  • 4C Training-of-Trainers workshop, advanced level, in cooperation with Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC), Bogotá, Colombia, earlier slated for July 15-17, postponed to a later date to be confirmed.

Talking about 4C

Enjoy an out interview with the COOPARAISO (the Brazilian Cooperativa Regional dos Cafeicultores de São Sebastião do Paraiso Ltda.) in the Brazilian television!