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For sustainable and fair textile supply chains: Tchibo signs declaration of intent on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

On behalf of Tchibo, Julia Thimm signed the declaration of intent to "Strengthen local trade unions and local NGOs as legitimate representation of rights holders - Because no single actor can do it alone" on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles.

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Tchibo @ 17th German Sustainability Day

“Supply chain laws and reporting obligations: Helpful or a hindrance for companies?”: On Friday, November 29th, 2024, Johanna von Stechow spoke for Tchibo as part of a panel talk at the congress, part of the 17th German Sustainability Day in Düsseldorf. #DNP17 #DNT17

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ICP Press Release on EUDR

As part of International Coffee Partners (ICP), we like to share the current press release "ICP Welcomes the EU's Decision to Extend EUDR Implementation Timeline but Stresses Continued Need for Support for Smallholder Coffee Farmers".

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10 years Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

For 10 years, the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles has been committed to making the textile industry and supply chain more sustainable and to implementing higher social and environmental standards in the textile industry. Tchibo is also part of it! Because: Together, we can achieve more!

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Tchibo @ "Grüne Wiese": Podcast von SAIM - Consulting by UTOPIA"

In the podcast "Grüne Wiese" from SAIM - Consulting by UTOPIA, Pablo speaks for Tchibo about sustainability in companies, fair supply chains, regulatory requirements and challenges that companies face at a global level when implementing environmental and human rights standards.

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International Repair Day on October 19th, 2024

For this day, we would like to set an example for sustainability and longevity of products. Together with Bridge&Tunnel, we offer a repair and sewing service for all Tchibo textile products on October 19th 2024, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m, in the Hamburg Rathausmarkt shop.

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Tchibo @ World Coffee Innovation Summit 2024 | #WCIS24

How innovations and collaboration with farmers can leverage sustainable development in coffee farming: Pablo at the roundtable panel talk "Leveraging Scalable Technology to Deliver Traceability" at World Coffee Innovation Summit, 10/17/2024 in London.
Photo: World Coffee Alliance

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Tchibo @ GIZ Annual Stakeholder Meeting in Berlin

GIZ Annual Stakeholder Meeting in Berlin, 15./16. October 2024: Julia speaking for Tchibo via livestream on a panel announcing the launch of the OECD Handbook on Due Diligence for Enabling Living Incomes and Living Wages.

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Tchibo @ Circular Talks by Fab City Hamburg

Reuse strategies in mail order companies? In episode #04 of the Circular Talks event serial format, Barbara, project manager for logistics and sustainability at Tchibo, spoke about our reusable shipping bags and and industrie-wide standardization options.
Photo: Fab City Hamburg

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We asked: Why do we need circular fashion?

We have to completely rethink textile production. With the Implementing Circularity in the Textile Industry (ICTI) alliance initiative, the collections are geared towards sustainability and circularity, from product design to recycling. Cristina and Frederike explain in the video!

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With T2T (Textile-to-Textile) on the way to a circular economy

Have you seen it? Our Active collection includes functional shirts and functional pants made with recycled material, including recycled T2T fibers. The goal of T2T: The reuse of textiles or textile waste generated during production to produce new textile products.

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World Circular Textiles Day | #WorldCircularTextilesDay #WCTD

Today is World Circular Textiles Day! Our goal is also to move from linear products to circular production, to close the loop through the use of recycling and to develop recyclable products in order to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry.

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Happy International Coffee Day!

We love coffee and have done so for 75 years. For us as a family business, really good coffee not only means highest level of enjoyment and quality, but also responsibility. It starts right from the beginning, with coffee cultivation considering the well-being of people and the environment.

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“Santa Bárbara” from Guatemala, the first great rarity from our coffee program

Already tried it? Our new rarity “Santa Bárbara” is now available, the first big rarity from our coffee program! Tchibo is currently supporting 2,600 coffee farmers in Guatemala, and 3,400 farmers will be involved in the follow-up project.

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75 years Tchibo

It all began in 1949 in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, and today we are celebrating our 75th anniversary. Since 2006, sustainability has been an integral part of our business strategy, the Tchibo DNA and our code of conduct. As a family business, it is important to us to take responsibility.

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Johanna von Stechow on a delegation trip to Pakistan with Development Minister Svenja Schulze

Johanna von Stechow accompanied Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, on her trip to Pakistan. Key topics of the trip: Sustainable and fair supply chains as well as the implementation of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the textile industry.

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Launch “c&c toolbox” – Digital platform by Coffee & Climate

Tchibo is founding member of Coffee & Climate who addresses the adaptation of coffee farming to changing climatic conditions. So we are happy to share the news about “c&c toolbox” launch – a digital platform to access top-notch climate-smart practices worldwide.

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The CN3 series - our "proof point" for longevity among Tchibo furniture

How can we keep our products in their product life cycle for as long as possible? Timeless design, adaptability and modularity as well as a stable construction - factors for a long service life.

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Pratibha: How a farm project supports the cultivation of sustainable cotton

By using cotton from “Cotton in Conversion” projects in our products, we support the switch from conventional to more sustainable cotton cultivation by increasing the incentives for farmers and reducing the financial risks.

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Blog series: Tchibo coffee program

From 2027 we plan to offer only responsibly sourced coffees. What does that mean? In our blog series about the Tchibo coffee country program, we report on future coffee cultivation, our approach in the coffee-growing countries, project examples, obstacles and successes. Here it starts!

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Tchibo coffee mobile at Christopher Street Day in Hamburg

This Saturday, there was CSD in Hamburg! With our coffee mobile we served our rainbow coffee and of course many other coffee specialties - from espresso to flat white to espresso martini & coffizz (caffeine water with lemon-mint flavor). 🌈 ☀ ☕ Let's celebrate!

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Tchibo "Regenbogen Kaffee" (translated: Rainbow Coffee)

Just in time for Hamburg Pride Week: Tchibo Rainbow Coffee, available in all German Tchibo shops. Because Hamburg is showing its colors – for diversity and variety. So Tchibo does, too! For every pack of rainbow coffee sold, 50 cents go to the Magnus Hirschfeld Center.

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Podcast: Junior farmers in the Tanzania Coffee Clubs

This episode goes to Tanzania and the sustainability project “Tanzania Coffee Clubs”. Here, young farmers learn sustainable coffee cultivation in addition to normal school subjects as part of a school group. Karina Schneider and Aida Guerreiro Brito talk about the project and the school coffee.

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Our school coffee, the rarity special edition “Kahawa Skuli” from Tanzania is back

For the second time there is the edition from the "Tanzania Coffee Clubs": In the project, young farmers learn the necessary specialist knowledge at school for environmentally friendly and productive coffee cultivation. The project is implemented in the Mbeya and Mbozi regions of Tanzania.

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Tchibo Sustainability Report 2022/23

In a world full of uncertainty, we as a company are setting an example - for the people in our supply chains, our employees and customers. What have we achieved in the last few years and what are we planning to do? The Tchibo sustainability report answers this for you.

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Podcast: 100% coffee from responsible purchasing – how is that supposed to work?

From 2027, ALL Tchibo coffees will come from responsible purchasing. How is that supposed to work? In the new podcast episode, our guest Andrea Gerhard and Pablo von Waldenfels sort through the facts - from climate change to certifications to minimum income.

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Tchibo @ World of Coffee on 29.06.2024 in Copenhagen

On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Reena Eddiks was at the World of Coffee in Copenhagen for Tchibo, where, among other things, she was part of a panel of the International Coffee Organization. The topic: Sustainability Mapping.

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Tchibo has also signed individual agreement with IndustriAll to support collective bargaining agreements in Cambodia

For the first time, we have made legally binding purchasing practices commitments to enable higher wages and sound industrial relations in the garment and textile industry. We were supported in this by the ACT (Action, Collaboration, Transformation) initiative.

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1 year reusable shipping bag

Last year, in June 2023, we introduced the reusable shipping bag as part of a pilot test. The bags have been in use for a year - with success! We were able to send over 70,000 orders to our customers. Read here what happens next!

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Clean Up Challenge with management board

Together with the organizationOclean, around 50 Tchibo employees, also including management board, collected garbage in the City Nord and in the Stadtpark on June 18, 2024 as part of our Tchibo Sustainability Week. The result: 134.8 kg of waste collected.

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Podcast: Tchibo & Secondhand

The Tchibo Share rental platform is history, now things continue with the Sellpy sales platform for used clothing. Kristina, an expert in circulation models at Tchibo, reports on the experiences in the Tchibo podcast “5 cups a day” and gives an outlook on what will happen next.

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EUDR-Statement by ICP (International Coffee Partners)

We are part of ICP (International Coffee Partners). Together and consistently, we are committed to a fair and sustainable coffee sector in all coffee producing countries. Read ICP’s statement on EUDR here:

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The Tchibo Coffee Report 2024 is here!

Variety enriches. And variety is also the keyword of the new coffee report, which is being published for the 13th time this year. Again, there are amazing facts to discover - also about coffee and sustainability. For example: "Have you ever reused coffee grounds or beans?"

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Tchibo @ re:publica24 on 05/28/2024 in Berlin

Visions for the agricultural transition or business as usual? On May 28, 2024, Pablo von Waldenfels was at re:publica in Berlin for Tchibo. Under the motto #WhoCares, the dialogue is about human rights and corporate responsibility along agricultural supply chains.
Photo: ECCHR

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Tchibo @ Energy and Environment Summit on 16/17 May 2024 in Berlin

Kristina and Sina were at the Energy and Environment Summit for Tchibo. Her presentation "Together we can do this: Tchibo's perspective on ecological and social challenges" showed our progress in our sector initiatives WE, ZEMBA and Reusable and how you can still be part of them.

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Circular Collection

At a meet-up with employees from OTTO, Otto Group, bonprix and Tchibo, everything revolved around circular fashion. The goal: Learning from each other for a circular future in the fashion industry, in which the circular economy is taken into account throughout the entire product life cycle.

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Successful Completion of ZEMBA's Inaugural Tender

Hapag-Lloyd wins tender for zero-emission shipping services. With the successful tender, we show that corporate cooperation can provide an important impetus for a sustainable future. We are strengthening our ambitions with further rounds of tenders and are hoping for the offer from e-fuels.

• #Klimaschutz
• #shipZEMBA

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Tchibo expands range on second-hand platform Sellpy

Tchibo is expanding its range on the Swedish second-hand platform Sellpy after a successful test run. In addition to items from the discontinued rental service for children's products (Tchibo Share), we now also offer selected returns that can no longer be sold as new goods.

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Lean and Green 2nd Star: Tchibo receives award for CO2 savings in logistics

We are pleased about the second award for our efforts to save CO2 in Tchibo logistics processes. Back in 2019, Tchibo received the Lean and Green 1st Star for its CO2 reduction of 23 percent at the time. From 2020 to 2022, we reduced greenhouse gases by an additional 17 percent.

• #Klimaschutz

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Repair and replace: spare parts for Esperto fully automatic machines

Repair service, video inspection and spare parts ordering – we are already doing a lot to give our products a long life. Also with our fully automatic machines! From now on we also sell various spare parts for the fully automatic machine individually in our Tchibo webshop.

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What does the EU deforestation regulation mean for our coffee?

We at Tchibo are currently often asked how we feel about the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Time to get some perspective on our coffee supply chain. Read about it from Pablo von Waldenfels in our Tchibo blog.

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From 2027, all Tchibo coffees will come from responsible sourcing

From 2027 all Tchibo coffees should come from responsible sourcing. In this way, we would like to assume our responsibility in accordance with our share in the global coffee trade and cultivation.

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International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Sector

The goal is clear, the common path must be renegotiated again and again: Many companies - like Tchibo - are making a permanent commitment to further increase safety in their production facilities. Find out more in our Tchibo blog!

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Tchibo launches with ZEMBA tender for emission-free shipping transport

The tender with over 20 other brands is run by the organization ZEMBA (Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance), that was founded in March 2023 by Tchibo, Amazon, Patagonia and the Aspen Institute. The aim is to accelerate the introduction of emission-free transport solutions.

• #Klimaschutz
• #shipZEMBA

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Podcast: Journey into the world of tomorrow: Sustainable utopia 2045

This two-part podcast is about real utopias, images of the future in 2045 and the change towards a sustainable society: How we have to change as a society, which courageous pioneers are already on the path to change and, most importantly, whether there will still be coffee in 22 years!

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Podcast: 15 years of our WE program

Bravely move forward for human rights! Since 2008, the WE program has been supporting people in factories to recognize their own rights and stand up for them. The program is now opening its doors to other companies. Listen to the new podcast episode on the occasion of the 15th anniversary!

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Podcast: Coffee knowledge to go: Endangered coffee plants - how the climate affects coffee

Climate change is also affecting the coffee plant. So what can we do to save the seeds of our favorite drink? How exactly are climate change and disease threatening some major growing areas? The current podcast episode explains this and more!

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Innovation - more sustainably packaged!

Tchibo has developed a sustainable packaging solution for coffee: The coffee aroma is protected, while at the same time packaging is more environmentally friendly. The films are certified as "good for recycling" and can now be disposed of via the yellow garbage can.

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Tchibo is founding Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA)

Together with Amazon, Patagonia and the Aspen Institute, Tchibo is founding the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA). We have the common goal of accelerating the commercial use of emission-free sea freight.

• #Klimaschutz
• #shipZEMBA

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Podcast: Are women conquering the coffee business?

For International Women's Day, "Coffee Knowledge to Go" tells about the diverse and female-occupied positions in the coffee sector. Indre as a sommelier, Saskia as a roasting master and Theda as a coffee buyer give insights into their everyday work with coffee beans.

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Tchibo commits to Pakistan Accord

The Pakistan Accord is a legally binding agreement between global unions, international apparel brands and retailers to make textile factories safer. Tchibo has signed the new agreement.

*Sample photo from Indian textile factory c/ Neeltje Kleijn

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Deposit system for reusable cups

Now, coffee and tea in our Tchibo shops can also be enjoyed sustainably on the go with our reusable deposit system. For one euro deposit, customers receive a reusable cup made of recyclable material that they can refill and return to any Tchibo shop.

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COP 27

Sina Schoenlein was at this year's climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on behalf of Tchibo and our logistics division. Together with other fellow campaigners, she talked about how ship loaders can reduce their CO2 consumption to a large extent with the coZEV initiative.

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Podcast: Let's save the minks!

In the new podcast episode we take on fur! This time it's not just about listening, but also about taking part. In cooperation with the animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) we want to raise one million signatures for a European fur farming ban!

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Foundation of Coffee breeding network

The World Coffee Research (WCR) is focusing on the challenges of the climate crisis for the coffee world. In an interview with Pablo von Waldenfelds (Tchibo) and Hanna Neuschwader (WCR), we talked about the research for innovative and pragmatic solutions for sustainable coffee cultivation.

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Podcast: Circular Solutions Lab

We visit our flagship store at Hamburg's Rathausmarkt! The new podcast episode is about unpacked coffee, the new reusable cup system at Tchibo and Tchibo's Circular Solutions Lab - where new circular solutions are developed and tested.

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Launch of the first work accident insurance in Bangladesh

As part of a pilot project, the government of Bangladesh has established a work accident insurance in cooperation with various organizations, embassies and international brands, including Tchibo. In an interview, Fatima Chowdhury provides exciting insights on the background of this initiative.

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Community-event in August

Sustainability is our topic in August! This month, members of the Tchibo community have the opportunity to learn more about our commitment and initiatives, ask the sustainability team their questions and share best practices with other community members.

©Felix Mittermeier from pexels

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Limite offer: Coffee from Costa Rica

Our new Limited Private Coffee takes us to the west of Costa Rica, which offers excellent conditions for coffee cultivation and is known worldwide for highest coffee quality. The coffee for Costa Rica Limited comes exclusively from certified sustainable cultivation.

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Manuals on Facilitation and Conflict Management

From 2017 to 2020, GIZ and Tchibo joined forces to improve working conditions through the Social Dialogue Project in Myanmar – with the goal to establish effective dialogue at the workplace. The situation in Myanmar has changed fundamentally, but interesting manuals emerged from the project.

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