4C Stakeholder Conferences
Our conferences address all the actors involved in the coffee supply chain and aim at enabling knowledge exchange between regional experts.
4C Regional Stakeholder Conference, Campinas, Brazil
We are happy to announce that we are also reviving our regional stakeholder events with a first session taking place in Brazil this June.
Register now to save the date!
You can find the agenda here.
Temos o prazer de anunciar que também estamos revivendo nossos eventos regionais para as partes interessadas, com uma primeira sessão a ser realizada no Brasil em junho.
Registre-se agora para salvar a data!
Veja a agenda em português aqui.
New Requirements for Coffee Exports and Latest Development in Sustainability Certification
Date: 13 June 2023, 9:00 – 18:30
Venue: Royal Palm Hotel, Campinas, Brazil
Preliminary Agenda
Simultaneous translation to English and Portuguese / Tradução simultânea para inglês e português
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Welcome Coffee | Networking, and Registration |
| 09.30 – 09.40 | Welcome Address | Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, 4C Services, Germany |
Upcoming International Market Requirements and Sustainability Strategies in Brazil
| 09.40 – 10.00 | Keynote: EU’s Green Deal and Due Diligence Requirements for International Trade | tbc, Unit Green Deal, European Commission, Belgium |
| 10.00 – 10.15 | The New German Supply Chain Law and Implications for the Brazilian Coffee Sector | Manfred Brinkmann, Social Attaché, German Embassy, Brasilia, Brazil |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | The path of ICO towards a more Sustainable and Fair Global Coffee Sector | Vanúsia Nogueira, International Coffee Organization, United Kingdom |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Sustainability Strategies in the Brazilian Coffee Sector | Enio Bergoli, State Secretary of Agriculture, Government of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| 10.45 – 11.00 | Challenges for Brazilian Producers in the New Regulatory Framework | Silas Brasileiro, Executive President – CNC Brazil |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Sustainability Efforts from a Brazilian Producer’s Perspective | Alexandre Monteiro, ESG Manager at Cooxupé, Brazil |
| 11:15 – 11.30 | Coffee Break |
Perspective and Requirements of International Brand Owners and Markets
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Short presentations followed by panel discussion
Participants:
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Moderated by Michael von Luehrte, Member of the Board, 4C Services |
| 13.00 – 14.15 | Lunch |
How to Fulfil Voluntary and Regulatory Market Requirements
| 14.15 – 14.30 | The Coffee Sustainability Reference Code and Credible Independent 3rd Party Certification | Annette Pensel, Executive Director, Global Coffee Platform, Germany |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | How to meet the new market requirements with 4C Services | Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, 4C Services, Germany |
| 14.45 – 15.00 | Adding Value for Coffee Stakeholders with 4C Add-ons | Rafaela Mazzutti, Sustainability Manager, 4C Services, Germany |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Innovative solutions for the efficient implementation of legal due diligence requirements on human rights risks and deforestation | Pia Rothe, Senior Project Manager GIS and Sustainability, GRAS, Germany |
| 15.15 – 15.30 | Carbon Footprint for Coffee Supply Chains | Dr Jan Henke, Managing Director, Meo Carbon Solutions, Germany |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Coffee Break |
The Way Forward in the New Regulatory Environment
| 15.50 – 16.05 | Efforts Undertaken by Cecafé to Support Coffee Exports | Silvia Pizzol, Sustainability Manager, Cecafé, Brazil |
| 16.05 – 17.00 | Panel discussion
Participants:
Wrap-Up and Q&A |
Moderated by Michael von Luehrte, Member of the Board, 4C Services |
| 17.00 – 18:30 | Reception |