In 2015, the company surpassed by 17 percent its goal of spending 50 percent of its research and development budget on sustainability projects, including biologicals, seed treatments and micronutrients for more
sustainable crop protection.
The proposed criteria 2.5 (agroforestry system for all
crops) and 2.6 (
protection of big trees) of the next
Sustainable Agriculture Standard provide an effective framework for combining biodiversity
protection on coffee farms with productivity targets.