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In this assignment I will conduct a detailed analysis for sustainability issues of the whole value chain from farm to shop for “Kwik Koffee” company. Our goal is to meet consumers with unique coffees whose crops do not adversely affect the environment and humans. Bearing in mind the superior quality and the distinctive flavors of these cafes, we seek to contribute to sustainability by enhancing these coffee producers in harmony with sustainable practices. Sustainability is a production model that aims at delivering better economic results for both human and the natural environment (Kuhlman and Farrington, 2010). “Environmental sustainability means ensuring that the overall productivity of accumulated human and physical capital resulting from …show more content…
This is achieved through the selection of low impact materials, product lifetime optimization as well as through reuse, rebuilding, recycling or disposal at the end of it life cycle. In accordance with Rochman (2018), the strategy of the Starbucks, which is one of the largest and most successful coffee companies. In order to achieve the best and most efficient viticulture we have to setting guidelines for the cultivation, processing, supply, quality of each cup of coffee. First, we will try to co-operate with a non-profit corporation such as C.A.F.E. (Coffee and Farmer Equity) Practices for effective environmental protection. C.A.F.E. Practices is “a comprehensive set of social, economic, environmental and quality guidelines that dictate how coffee should be ethically sourced” (Rochman, 2018). In addition, we will start from the first and important part of the coffee plantation, staining farmers. “Kwik Koffee” has its plantation one in Kenya and the other in Colombia and also buys coffee from Columbia and Kenya, from independent growers, local small coffee growers. We plan to invest over the years more than 100 million pounds to the coffee farmers and committees. We will try to give as
These three pillars are used to create a well-balanced approach to every aspect of coffee farming. Tim Hortons believes all three aspects are needed to create a sustainable organization. By helping coffee farmers create a better quality of coffee and giving them the tools needed to earn a better living for themselves and their families, the Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership is helping the local economy. The Partnership helps coffee farmers increase their quality of coffee, increase the quantity of coffee, and increasing their revenue. The Partnership provides training to coffee farmers in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras; the regions where Tim Hortons grow and receive their coffee. According to Tim Hortons sustainability report, they focus on “agronomic, organization, shade, soil, environmental, farm management and accounting training – all the tools farmers need to run a successful and sustainable business”. The Partnership has made it their goal to help coffee farmers make their own business decisions. These decisions include: Where to sell their coffee beans to, whether or not they want to keep up the business practices put in place by Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership, and whether or not they want to continue to improve their quality of coffee. Their social involvement is equally important to creating a sustainable
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Sam Walton was born in 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. In 1942, at the age of 24, he joined the military. He married Helen Robson in 1943. When his military service ended in 1945, Sam and Helen moved to Iowa and then to Newport, Arkansas. During this time, Sam gained early retail experience, eventually operating his own variety store. He opened the first Walmart in 1962 at the age of 44 in Rogers, Arkansas. His competitors thought his idea that a successful business could be built around offering lower prices and great service would never work. As it turned out, the company 's success exceeded even Sam 's expectations. By 1990, Walmart was the nation 's number-one retailer. As the Walmart Supercenter redefined convenience and one-stop shopping,
“The selling of coffee has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in the past decade. The coffee beans fueling this burgeoning business are grown in the rainforest”.There are two ways to grow coffee; In the shade,which preserves rain forest ,and in the sun,which destroys the rain forest”. This brings out that there are ways coffee can help the rainforest and can even also destroy it.
Sustainability is one of the important things for company to be thinks of and maintain it in order to make the company sustainable. There are 3 factors for company sustainability, those factors are; Economic, Social, and Environments. In this report, the company is Dairy Farm international holding Ltd to be identified their sustainability.
Nike is one of the biggest footwear and apparel manufacturing companies in the word. The company came into existence in 1964 by Bill Boweman and Phil Knight and named it as the Blue Ribbon Sports. The company changed the name to Nike, which is Greek word meaning victory, in 1972 after producing a good brand of shoes that became popular among the athletes (NIKE, Inc., 2001). Since then, the company has been successful, dominating the world market of athletic shoes. The company’s products are sold in more than 170 countries across the world. The company also sponsors various sports events at national and international levels. The company slogan “just do it” is catchy and attract many people tom buying its products. This makes the company to grow continuously due to wide and stable customer base.
Ethiopia is called a third world country because of its poverty rate. The economy relies on agriculture which makes up 45% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 85% of their employment. Farmers deal with repeated droughts that affect their farming. Coffee was sold oversees in 2006 for $350 million so it is an important export, but with the decreased p...
Brazil is an entrepreneurial country. Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world! The country has gained its position in the last 150 years of production and maintenance. The crop first arrived in Brazil during the 18th century and the country had become the supreme producer by the 1840’s. Coffee remains as an important export, although its vitality has reduced in the last 50 years. Brazil is the world’s biggest coffee grower and exporter and the size of its annual harvest can have a strong effect on world prices. Brazil itself is the second largest consumer of coffee, next is Germany, on the authority of the International Coffee Organization in London. Brazil increased its coffee production to an amazing 46 million bags in 2008, easily beating its
Sustainability could be defined in many ways. It could be defined as the process to sustain a process or develop new technologies to reduce environment pollution. It also means a measurement how badly the environment is being polluted by other factors. I have to admit that sustainability is a great idea related to many fields such as healthy, economy, food, social, and etc. However, I still remember the first day of “Sustainable Business” class, Professor Laverty showed to my class an example of sustainable product with the idea of “produce more with less waste”. This example narrows me down to one idea of “Sustainable Business”, which is producing the product and services in an efficient and sustainable way without causing harms to environment. In this essay, I want to emphasize into impacts of businesses on environments, profitability of sustainable business, and responsibility of business.
Coca Cola is one of the giants in the food and beverage industry and among the most successful. With a net worth of over one hundred and eighty billion dollars the company has an ever increasing need to enhance the sustainability of their operations. While Coca Cola has not employed sustainability into their earlier years of operation. The company has gone to great lengths in recent years to help reduce wasteful emissions in their production processes and throughout their supply chain, improve the lives of their shareholders around the world, and help to recover previously lost profits. These efforts are visible in their yearly sustainability reports that highlight the progress they have made towards reaching
With today’s development of society, an increasing number of people focus on natural resources and sustainable, restaurants are seeking a new way to establish a sustainable strategy. The case study describes sustainability and analyze its impact within the industry, using McDonald’s as main case study.
In addition, it also has the incentive that these coffee makers are very clean and hygienic, which is a very important fact, since after preparing our coffee we simply have to remove the capsule from the compartment and throw it away, very easy and simple. Single-dose coffee makers are a very interesting option, but we must not rule out others, because we must take into account that the capsules of these coffee machines have a higher price than any other type of coffee ground or grain. Therefore, in our analysis we will consider both this type of cheap coffee machines and others that offer excellent results, such as typical Italian or drip coffee
Sustainable supply chains (SSC) are a process, which employ purchasing policies and procedures that assist sustainable development at the centers of tourism. This aspect of tourism is particularly vital to implementing feasible tour operator practices. The final tourist product featured in both glossy brochures and enticing websites must be considerate of viable sustainable supply chain management to create long lasting destinations for the consumer. This report will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of SSCs, and attempt to assess how SSCs are used as a popular management tool in the tourism industry. “Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) encapsulates the trend to use purchasing policies and practices to facilitate sustainable development at the tourist destination.” (Font and Tapper et al., 2008, pp. 260--271). To expand on this, there is an expectation that Supply Chain Management “emphasizes the logistics interactions that take place among the functions of marketing, logistics, and production within a firm and those interactions that take place between the legally separate firms within the product- flow channel.” (Pulevska-Ivanovska, L, 2007: 11) This definition encompasses the three main components of supply chain management: marketing, logistics and production. According to Dr Xavier Font, the tour operators’ product depends on 3 major sections: accommodation, transport and activities. (Font, X, 2011: 260) Supply chains vary depending on the nature of product and/or service. (‘UNEP’ 2013: 273) The diagram below illustrates the three main areas of impact: economy, society and environment.
Instant coffee, or soluble coffee, which is a beverage in liquid form made from coffee and can be soon reconstituted by adding water, has been a popular product for decades (Allwords, n.d.). People has gradually become so used to drinking instant coffee that some even did not know what the fresh-brewed coffee tastes like which was found as a result of tastes tests made by at least one manufacturer (Stacey, Blachford & Cengage, 2002). It would seem that the innovation of instant coffee could make a considerable contribution to economy and people's daily life. The aim of this essay is to analyze the innovation of instant coffee. It will firstly examine the history of coffee which is the origin of instant coffee, how the invention of instant coffee was generated. Secondly, it would explain the history and development of its innovations and discuss the change type of instant coffee innovations. After that, it is likely to discuss the uncertainty and risk calculation of instant coffee during the innovation process of instant coffee and also the competition. Then, it will examine the stakeholder analysis of the innovation of instant coffee and explain how instant coffee was spread to the whole world. Finally, it is likely to analyze the economic and social contributions of instant coffee and the future development of instant coffee would be discussed.
When comes to Economic aspect, coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum. As the country’s economy is dependent on agriculture, which accounts for about 45 percent of the GDP, 90 percent of exports and 80 percent of total employment, coffee is one of the most important commodities to the Ethiopian economy. It has always been the country’s most important cash crop and largest export commodity. (Zelalem Tesera p