What is the 4C Association?

The 4C Association is the platform that brings together stakeholders in the coffee sector to address sustainability issues in a pre-competitive manner.

To date, over 270 members have already joined the 4C platform, including:

  • coffee farmer organizations;
  • traders (importers and exporters);
  • industry (coffee roasters and retailers); and
  • civil society organizations.

This global community works together to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of those who make their living from coffee.

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Over 270 members from all over the world have already joined the 4C Association and are working together to advance sustainability in the coffee sector.  Meet our members.

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The 4C Association enables coffee farmers to take the first
steps toward applying sustainable production practices.
Learn about the 4C Code of Conduct.

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The 4C Association brings different stakeholders from the coffee sector
together to jointly work on pre-competitive sustainability issues.
Learn about the 4C sustainability platform.

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The 4C Association promotes other sustainability standards.
Learn about how we are cooperating with other standards.

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4C Compliant Coffee meets baseline sustainability principles.
Compliance is checked by independent external verifiers. 
Learn about 4C Verification.

Latest News

Workshop on “Growing Coffee without Endosulfan”, London, 11 June 2013

15.05.2013

Coffee practitioners and farmers’ representatives, exporters, trade, industry, coffee standards,...

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Impacts and Innovation: ISEAL’s 2013 Annual Conference

30.04.2013

11-13 June 2013 London, UK The Crystal

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coffee & climate toolbox launched!

06.03.2013

The initiative for coffee & climate officially launched the coffee & climate toolbox at the 2013...

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4C Voices

Meet the people who make up the membership of the 4C Association! This month we interviewed staff members at the Kyagalanyi 4C Units in Uganda to learn about their work with coffee farmers.

Become a member

Working in the coffee sector but not yet a 4C Member? Learn about the multiple benefits of joining the 4C Association. You can also sign up for membership online.