Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Responsible Sourcing
• Supply Chain Transparency
• Sustainable Manufacturing
• Farm Development
• Community Development

Environmental Achievements

• 12.73% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions at U.S. facilities
• 57% of Arkansas facilities' manufacturing waste diverted from landfill in 2022 (aiming for 70% in 2023)
• 3.6 million pounds of biodegradable waste donated in North Carolina
• 1.2 million climate-resilient seedlings supplied to farmers in Rwanda
• 172,654 coffee trees rejuvenated and 110,511 replaced in Rwanda
• 40% of Fazenda Recanto farm in Brazil is protected land

Social Achievements

• Over 52,000 farmers trained through the Agribusiness Training Program (ATP) in Rwanda since 2013
• $508,410 in loans distributed to 2,312 farmers in Rwanda
• 300% higher farm income for female producers in Costa Rica and Mexico after quality training
• 67% increase in coffee income for farmers in Colombia after agronomy training
• 103% increase in student enrollment at Mwito Pre-Primary School in Rwanda
• Raíz farmers in Mexico increased average production per hectare by 40% between 2016 and 2022

Governance Achievements

• Supplier audits to ensure supply chain compliance with Westrock Coffee’s Responsible Sourcing Policy to begin in 2023
• Commitment to purchasing more coffee from verified responsible or certified sources in 2023

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Measuring coffee's environmental impact accurately
• Climate change impacts on coffee farms
• Ensuring gender equitable access to Raíz services

Mitigation Strategies

• Knowledge Transfer Partnership with UK government and University of Brighton to develop a method to measure carbon emissions for coffee production and processing
• Regenerative agriculture and water conservation practices in El Salvador
• Women's-only training groups within the Raíz Sustainability program
• Providing farmers with climate-resilient seedlings and training on tree rejuvenation

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: To begin in 2023

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Sourcing Policy
• Farmer Direct Verified® platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Erratic weather conditions

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Farmer prosperity
• Responsible sourcing
• Sustainable manufacturing
• Environmental conservation
• Social equity

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water consumption by 20% on Don Francisco's farm
• Converted 100% of washed coffee processing and drying energy to solar power on Don Francisco's farm
• Planted over 300 new shade trees on Don Francisco's farm
• Increased waste diversion from landfill to 64%
• 35% reduction of year over year landfill waste at Arkansas single-serve facility
• 5% year over year electricity intensity reduction from 2023 to 2024 at Arkansas single-serve facility
• 50% more diversion of landfill waste than 2023 at both North Carolina roast & ground facilities
• 10% reduction of year over year electricity consumption at North Carolina extract facility
• 7.5% reduction of packaging and after-packaging laminate waste at Malaysia roast & ground facility
• 5% year over year general waste reduction from 2023 to 2024 at Malaysia roast & ground facility
• 14k trees planted in a customer's supply chain
• 30m lbs. more green coffee produced per year in a customer's supply chain
• 2.25m liters of water-use avoided per year in a customer's supply chain

Social Achievements

• 60% increase in productivity on Doña Maribel's farm since joining Raíz Sustainability™ in 2019
• Empowered employees on Doña Maribel's farm
• $500k+ in micro-loans distributed to 2k+ farmers in Rwanda with 100% repayment rate on 2022 farmer loans
• 20,332 farmers attended group training sessions on good agricultural practices in Rwanda
• 1,558 diagnostic surveys conducted in 2023 in Rwanda
• 184 farmer savings groups with 6,049 participating farmers in Rwanda
• 484 cost of production surveys conducted in collaboration with Westrock Coffee in Rwanda
• Mwito School built in Rwanda providing early childhood education to nearly 150 students
• 96% of identified women joined a specialized training program focused on empowering women coffee farmers
• 1,832 farmers visited by the Westrock Coffee team

Governance Achievements

• Established a transparent supply chain and fair market pricing for 65,000 Rwandan farmers
• 100% of farms visited twice per year (in addition to audits)
• 86% of coffee suppliers onboarded into responsible sourcing evaluation system
• 90% of import partners third-party audited

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change
• Diminishing labor availability
• Shifting market dynamics
• Escalating input costs
• Cultural norms and multidimensional roles of female farmers creating barriers to participation in sustainability and profit-building programs

Mitigation Strategies

• Raíz Sustainability™ program
• Farmer Direct Verified® program
• Real Roots™ program
• Investing in farmer training and education
• Providing micro-loans to farmers
• Developing climate-resilient coffee seedlings
• Implementing regenerative agriculture and agroforestry
• Specialized training space for women coffee farmers

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 90% of import partners third-party audited

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Sourcing Policy (RSP)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Climate change

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Fair Trade, Organic, Rainforest Alliance

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed