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Impact Fund
At Thread Coffee Roasters, sustainability and community impact are at the heart of everything we do. Our Impact Fund is one way we ensure that every cup of coffee supports lasting change. For every pound of coffee purchased, we donate $0.03 directly to initiatives that uplift coffee-growing communities and promote environmental sustainability.
By contributing to our Impact Fund, you’re helping us invest in sustainable farming practices, providing resources for eco-friendly cultivation, and improving the livelihoods of the farmers who grow your coffee. These funds go towards projects like reforestation, clean water access, and education programs, creating a positive ripple effect across the supply chain.
When you choose our coffee, you’re not just enjoying exceptional flavor; you’re supporting an ethical business model that prioritizes climate justice and economic empowerment. Together, we can make a difference—one pound of coffee at a time.
How we use and collect Impact Funds
Thread Coffee contributes $0.03 per every pound purchased into the collaboratively funded Impact Fund within their importing cooperative Coop Coffees. This fund is collectively contributed to by 22 roasters in North America and serves thousands of smallholder farmers around the world. Annually, the fund collects between $150,000-200,000. Twice a year funds are distributed to farmer partners through grants. See more information below from Impact Manager Melissa Wilson Becerril:
“While industrialized farms in Brazil benefit from cost efficiencies of fossil fuel-dependent agriculture, indigenous smallholders in Guatemala face low yields from regenerating the environment through organic agroforestry.
If we approach these communities with trust in their knowledge, experience, and development goals, we can enable them to take immediate action. Our Impact Fund started in response to the rust epidemic, itself a climate change culprit; and today we face many, if not even greater, environmental threats. For these reasons, we decided to prioritize farmer leadership in identifying needs and solutions. In practice this means we invest in inclusive, farmer-led innovation with a focus on gender and youth, including:
- Grants – twice a year, we hold an open call for proposals to work with our supply partners on building resilience and adaptation. These grants cover a combination of infrastructure adaptation, energy transition, income diversification, food security, organic best practices, reforestation, water conservation, etc.
- Training – we have a long history of promoting farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange. We offer scholarships for technical teams to train with expert farmers among our supply partners in organic agriculture. We are currently prototyping a similar offer for food security.
- Climate emergency response – as natural disasters become more frequent and intense, we are seeing more requests for immediate relief, such as supplies for displaced people, and aftermath recovery, such as repairing critical infrastructure.”
What is Climate Justice?
Climate justice refers to the concept that addresses the unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized communities and vulnerable populations. It emphasizes the need for fair and equitable treatment in climate policies and actions, ensuring that those who are least responsible for causing climate change—such as low-income communities, indigenous peoples, and developing nations—are not disproportionately affected by its consequences.
Climate justice seeks to ensure that these communities have access to the resources, representation, and protections needed to adapt to and mitigate climate change. It frames climate change as not only an environmental issue but also a human rights and social justice concern, advocating for solutions that promote equity, inclusion, and fairness in the fight against global climate challenges.
Five Key Areas of Impact
B Corp Certification
B Corp Certification recognizes companies that meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility. Certified B Corps are measured in five key areas:
1. Governance:Commitment to transparency, ethics, and accountability in decision-making.
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2. Workers:Fair treatment of employees, including wages, benefits, and a positive work environment.
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3. Community: Impact on local communities, diversity, equity, and charitable giving.
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4. Environment: Sustainability practices, reducing carbon footprint, waste, and environmental impact.
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5. Customers: Ethical practices, consumer protection, and products that promote positive change.
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Make a Difference with Every Sip
Choose Thread Coffee Roasters to support a sustainable future. Your purchase helps empower farmers and protect the planet. Join us in making a positive impact today.