Create a sustainable future for coffee. The 4C Code of Conduct enables coffee farmers in 18 countries to participate in sustainable markets and profit from higher economic outcomes, improved and fair working conditions and the preservation of …

4C is an independent, stakeholder-driven, internationally recognized sustainability standard for the entire coffee and cocoa sector, aiming at anchoring sustainability in coffee and cocoa supply chains.

The Common Code for the Coffee Community guarantees: Coffee cultivation is not contributing to deforestation or reduction of biodiversity. Good agricultural practices and the protection of soil, water and air are applied. Human, labour and land rights are respected. Farmers are sufficiently trained to increase productivity and profitability

The 4C certification aims to gradually raise the social, economic and environmental conditions of coffee production and processing worldwide. 4C was created through a participatory, extensive, transparent and balanced consultation with coffee stakeholders worldwide.

4C Unit is a green coffee producing group that includes any type of production and process facility and that produces a minimum of 20 tons of 4C certified green coffee per year. It consists of a Managing Entity…

As an approved 4C auditor, QIMA/WQS can process your application for 4C certification, inspect different elements of your coffee supply chain to verify compliance with the 4C Code of Conduct, and, upon successful evaluation, request the issue of a relevant certificate.

By January 2025, all 4C-produced coffee must comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This integration ensures that coffee exports to the EU are both deforestation-free and meet combined 4C-EUDR standards.

The 4C certification is not a premium or specialty coffee certification but focuses on mainstream coffee production. It provides a baseline for sustainability practices in the coffee industry and offers a step towards more sustainable production methods.

2025年1月26日 · The Common Code for the Coffee Community Association (4C Association) is an organisation in which all relevant stakeholders from the coffee sector follow one common goal: continuously improving the level of sustainability in the production, processing and trading of …

4C Services GmbH works to ensure that all this can be done by verifying the absence of unacceptable practices and the different levels of compliance with sustainability principles throughout the green coffee supply chain.