Sustainability and responsible conduct have always been integral to our work at NKG, as coffee connects us with people, communities and their natural environments all over the globe. Their health and wellbeing are fundamental for our company’s long-term success. Driven by this responsibility, our strong corporate values and the latest industry developments, we launched the NKG Responsible Business Program (RBP) in 2020. The RBP defines four focus areas and nine strategic objectives for our work, building a robust framework for our group’s sustainability efforts.
Since our last Sustainability Report, our efforts at NKG have increasingly been shaped by new regulations such as the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). Accordingly, the priorities within our Responsible Business Program have been shifted to align with these changes. As a coffee-trading company, our primary focus remains ensuring that our operations are resilient while upholding our historic commitment to the producers we do business with. Our vision is to foster a sustainable coffee supply chain where all stakeholders can thrive.
Additionally, NKG has recently developed two new initiatives. two supply chain programs to increase traceability and compliance along the coffee supply chain – NKG Verified and NKG Supply Chain Integrity Program (NKG SCIP). While NKG Verified offers customers traceable coffees that meet their own key sustainability criteria, NKG SCIP is a program implemented to collaborate with business partners worldwide and to set effective measures for the protection of human rights along the coffee supply chain.
NKG Bloom is focused on improving farmer livelihoods. NKG Bloom is our initiative to ensure the future of green coffee supplies by offering smallholder farmers and farmer groups the opportunities and resources they need to run their farms at full potential, optimize their incomes for long-term success and enter pathways out of poverty.
Overall, the report covers developments in all four focus areas and the nine strategic objectives defined in the Responsible Business Program.
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