Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Sustainability Profile

What do our labels mean?

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company presents itself as a social justice organization that uses specialty coffee as a vehicle for positive change. Founded in 1993, it says its business model is built on ethical, sustainable, responsible practices rooted in respect for the earth, farmers, co-workers and consumers. The company describes direct work in the coffeelands through activism, ecology and community development, and says it designs and funds grassroots development projects in the communities where it buys its beans. It is a certified B Corporation and has been recognised for community investment. Its sustainability approach includes organic sourcing, Fair Trade relationships, shade-grown and Bird Friendly coffee, a solar-powered roasting facility, and people-centered development programs.

About Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
United States

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Sustainability Actions

Founded on social justice

When Dean Cycon started Dean’s Beans in 1993, he set out to prove that a for-profit business could create meaningful change through ethical business practices rooted in respect for the earth, the farmer, our co-workers and the consumer.

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Funds grassroots projects

With the profits from our coffee sales, we design and fund grassroots development projects in the communities where we buy our beans, in partnership with the farmers who know better than anyone how to help their own communities.

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Roasts organic coffee

We meticulously roast organic, Fair Trade coffee almost every day. At Dean’s Beans, environmental sustainability and the sustainability of the specialty coffee industry is a founding tenet of our company, and to this end, we are 100% committed to sourcing organic coffee.

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Uses organic processing

We are certified as an organic processor by Baystate Organic Certifiers. Processor certification requires us to document and keep a complete audit trail from the farm to the customer for every ounce of coffee, chocolate or sugar that passes through our doors.

Supports Bird Friendly coffee

When it aligns with our current list of cooperative partners, we are committed to purchasing SMBC certified lots of Bird Friendly® coffee. If a coop is not yet certified to produce Bird Friendly® coffee, but they possess the tools and practices to do so, we commit to helping them achieve their SMBC certification.

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Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Sustainability Commitments

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Support Bird Friendly certification

If a coop is not yet certified to produce Bird Friendly® coffee, but they possess the tools and practices to do so, we commit to helping them achieve their SMBC certification.