With its sustainable drinks range, FLAVIA™ is enabling its customers to enjoy a refreshing drink knowing they are helping to protect the environment, as well as ensuring a good standard of living for farmers, workers and their families through the Rainforest Alliance certification programme.
UK Vending Ltd are excited to announce that in addition to certifying FLAVIA Smooth Roast, Colombia and Rich Roast fresh-ground coffees back in October 2008.
In June 2009 FLAVIA English Breakfast was added and in November Flavia Royal Blend and Flavia Earl Grey is also be certified.
Now at least 30% of our FLAVIA English Breakfast fresh tea leaves, Smooth Roast, Rich Roast, Cloumbia and Earl Greay is 100% sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.
Flavia have been working with the Rainforest Alliance to source coffee beans from certified farmers. To be able to certify our coffees with the Rainforest alliance green frog logo, at least 30% of the beans need to be sourced from these farms.
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The Rainforest Alliance is an international, not-for-profit environmental organisation with more than 20 years' experience in the development and promotion of standards for sustainable forestry, farming and tourism. It works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour.
Rainforest Alliance Certification encourages more sustainable farming practices, helping farmers to reduce their costs, improve their crops and earn a better living from their land. In addition, farm workers, and their families, benefit from better conditions, decent housing and access to medical care and education. And the environment is protected too.
By choosing to buy from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms, we ensuring that your favourite FLAVIA®drinks not only taste great but they are good for people and the planet too.
The Rainforest Alliance is a leading international conservation organization. Their mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that live within them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability.
Companies, cooperatives, and landowners that participate in the Rainforest Alliance's programs meet rigorous standards for protecting the environment, wildlife, workers, and local communities.
The livelihood of more than 25 million people depends on coffee cultivation.
Following crude oil, coffee is the most highly traded commodity in the world. Coffee plantations where the rain forests have been conserved are a blessing for wildlife. Coffee bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal comes from plantations that protect these forests along with rivers, wildlife and the people.
Workers on these plantations and their families are treated respectfully, paid appropriate wages, receive medical treatment and have access to education. The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal guarantees that these coffee plantations are managed in accordance with strict standards for social and environmental sustainability set by the Rainforest Alliance and their affiliated partner organisations.
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