4C Certifications
Certificate Description
The 4C Certification applies high standards on economic, social and environmental conditions for coffee production and processing to establish sustainable, trustworthy and fair coffee supply chains.
4C Compliant Coffee is coffee that has been produced in accordance with the 4C Code of Conduct, a set of baseline sustainable practices and principles for the production of green coffee beans. Compliance can be demonstrated through the 4C Certification System and the 4C Certificates that are subsequently issued.
The responsibility for operating the 4C Certification System belongs to 4C Services GmbH, whose mission is to provide the highest degree of quality, independence, credibility and innovation for services to the coffee sector.
