In addition to a delicious variety of roasts and flavors, many coffee shops are now offering beans with a choice of ecolabels. Learn the meaning of each label and choose the one that best matches your priorities and beliefs.
Organic programs work to eliminate pesticides.
The ECO-O.K. and Bird Friendly labels help workers, wildlife and rainforest conservation. Ecolabels granted by nonprofit, third-party certification programs give consumers confidence that the product comes from farms that meet strict, verifiable standards. The label programs have different objectives but overlapping effects. Some organic programs now include conservation standards such as forest protection. This allows the informed activist to target his or her influence.