How To Save Coffee: Lessons From the Degrowth Movement
Coffee is increasingly at risk from the climate crisis, and corporate-driven incremental change won’t save it. The theory of degrowth offers hope for a better world and a fairer coffee industry.
Unbranded Starbucks stores divided opinion back in the 2000s, and there are echoes in modern corporate-backed specialty companies like Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle.
A coffee producer with a simple and affordable redistribution plan struggles to find industry backing.
Putting coffee grounds into shoes and luxury watch straps isn't sustainable—it's a distraction.
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