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Four organizations have joined existing coffee procurement initiatives to develop shared guidance for companies buying green coffee. The work is still being shaped, with consultation and revision scheduled through the second quarter of 2027; the final guidance and its requirements have not been announced.
Global Coffee Platform (GCP), GIZ, IDH and Solidaridad have combined existing work on green coffee purchasing to develop shared guidance for responsible procurement. Facilitated by Sustainable Food Lab, the project aims to give coffee companies practical ways to support farmer incomes and more resilient supply chains, though the organizations say they are still shaping a common vision for the guidance.
The effort brings together two strands of work: procurement principles published in March by GCP, IDH and Solidaridad, and a separate GIZ-led project involving German retailers. The March principles were developed with 14 coffee traders and roasters. They called for longer-term business relationships, better consideration of sustainable production costs, and greater sharing of sustainability costs and risks.
GCP said 18 companies are supporting development of the new guidance. The earlier GCP-led work involved Caravela, Ecom, Export Trading Company, Illycaffè, JDE Peet’s, Louis Dreyfus Company, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, Ofi, Sucafina, Sucden Coffee, Taylors of Harrogate, Touton, UCC and Volcafe. GIZ’s parallel project involved German retailers dm-drogerie markt, Kaufland, Lidl and REWE Group.
The groups expect additional producers, exporters, traders, roasters, retailers and civil society organizations to take part. GCP said consultation and revision are scheduled to continue through the second quarter of 2027. The announcement describes a development process; it does not set out a completed standard or say that participating companies have adopted binding procurement requirements.
How Buying Practices Affect Farmers
Procurement decisions can shape how the costs and risks of coffee production are shared between buyers and producers. The project focuses on turning broad principles into practical guidance that companies could use when setting commercial relationships and purchasing terms. If adopted, such guidance could influence how buyers account for production costs and the long-term viability of suppliers, although the announcement does not establish what companies will be expected to change.
The issue matters to smallholder farming families, who remain exposed to price and climate shocks. The source report describes persistent uneven distribution of value across the supply chain and links it to poverty, food insecurity and unsafe labor. The guidance project is intended to address procurement practices within that wider problem; it is not presented as a direct solution to all of those risks.
The new project builds on work that was already under way. In March 2026, GCP, IDH and Solidaridad released two Common Procurement Principles, developed with 14 major traders and roasters. Those principles emphasized longer-term commercial ties, recognition of sustainable production costs, and sharing sustainability-related costs and risks.
GIZ had been leading a separate coffee project with German retailers. The organizations are now bringing that work together with the earlier principles, with the stated aim of developing more specific guidance for a wider range of industry actors. A 2024 report by GCP, IDH and Solidaridad said the coffee sector generates enough overall value to support profitability throughout the chain, but that uneven distribution can make coffee farming economically unviable. The 2026 Coffee Barometer, as described in the source report, argued that high coffee prices had not fundamentally changed a system characterized by short-term relationships and disproportionate risk for producers.
“Consultation and revision are scheduled to continue through the second quarter of 2027.”
— Global Coffee Platform
Details Still Under Development
The organizations have not published the final guidance, its specific purchasing recommendations or a timetable for implementation. It is also unclear whether companies will be asked to make voluntary commitments, report on their practices or meet any formal standard. GCP’s figure of 18 supporting companies does not, in the source report, identify all participants in the new project or specify what support entails.
The announcement also does not quantify how the proposed work could affect farmer incomes, supply-chain resilience or the distribution of value. Those outcomes would depend on the eventual recommendations and how companies apply them.
Consultation Runs Through 2027
Consultation and revision are scheduled to continue through the second quarter of 2027, according to GCP. Additional participants from across the coffee supply chain and civil society are expected to contribute during development. The organizations have not announced a publication date for the final guidance or described the next public milestone.
Key Questions
Which organizations are developing the procurement guidance?
Global Coffee Platform, GIZ, IDH and Solidaridad are combining their work, with Sustainable Food Lab facilitating the project.
What procurement practices are the groups focusing on?
The earlier principles called for longer-term business relationships, better consideration of sustainable production costs, and greater sharing of sustainability costs and risks. The new guidance is intended to make the broader work more practical for companies.
When will the guidance be finished?
GCP said consultation and revision are scheduled through the second quarter of 2027. The groups have not announced a final publication date.
Are the companies required to follow the guidance?
The announcement does not describe binding requirements or say that participating companies have adopted a final standard. The guidance is still being developed.
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