Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers is a Portland-based social enterprise and certified B Corporation that imports high quality specialty coffees from 15 countries. Founded in 1997, Sustainable Harvest operates on a Relationship Coffee model, and invest a third of their operating costs into infrastructure, training, and technology for an estimated 185,000 farmers in 13 countries.
Sustainable Harvest operates with full transparency and operates an inclusive supply chain, which they continue to invest in as a means of ensuring they are viable for long-term growth.
Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers was the first client of Portland State University's Social Innovation Incubator.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Sustainable Coffee
- The trend of sustainable coffee production presents an opportunity for innovative solutions and new business models in the coffee industry.
- Relationship Coffee
- The growing popularity of the Relationship Coffee model opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in supply chain management and farmer support.
- Social Innovation Incubators
- The emergence of social innovation incubators provides a platform for entrepreneurs to develop disruptive solutions for sustainable agriculture and farming practices.
Sectors Adopting This
- Coffee Industry
- The coffee industry can leverage sustainable practices and invest in relationship-driven supply chains to create new marketing opportunities and cater to conscious consumers.
- Supply Chain Management
- Companies specializing in supply chain management can innovate by designing systems that support the Relationship Coffee model and ensure transparency and fairness throughout the coffee supply chain.
- Agriculture Technology
- The agriculture technology industry can develop cutting-edge solutions and technologies to streamline farming practices, enhance productivity, and improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers worldwide.
