Carblecast: Coffee, Cocoa, & Climate

In episode #15 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, explores what peatlands are, why they matter in our fight against climate change, and which GHG Protocol reporting requirements are mandatory for commodity companies. Sander also elaborates on the data sources that are available and gives a three-step process to report emissions. Learn more about how Carble helps tropical commodity...

In episode #14 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, explains why we do what we do in layman’s terms. He discusses the enormous challenge of deforestation for coffee and cocoa supply chains and tells how Carble’s approach intends to mitigate land-use change drastically. Learn more about how Carble helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and defor...

In episode #13 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, shares three observations on the Chocoa exhibition in Amsterdam: from the EU Observatory base map to why cocoa companies are abandoning offsetting and embracing methodologies that focus on reducing emissions in their supply chains.  Learn more about how Carble helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emis...

For this third and final EUDR episode, we talked with Lena Schweighoëfer and Reena Eddiks from the Sustainability team at Tchibo. Lena specializes in everything related to EUDR, and Reena oversees the sustainability strategy on a country level. Lena and Reena talked about the: -Awareness throughout the industry, but also how the industry is highlighting the uncertainties within the regulation. -Th...

In Episode #11 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, explains the Carble methodology for rewarding carbon storage in shade-grown commodities, which describes the procedures for rewarding the protection of existing shade canopies in coffee and cocoa agroforestry farms. Learn more about how Carble helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and defores...

For this second EUDR episode, we talked with Camila Olmedo, who is the Regional Sustainability Manager at ECOM Latin America. Camila specializes in cacao supply chains and fulfills a leading role in shaping the sustainability initiatives of ECOM Latin America. Camila talked about: The strong partnerships she sees unfolding within the cacao industry to tackle deforestation, The supply chain-wide in...

The EU deforestation regulation brings monumental changes within the coffee and cocoa industries. Companies importing coffee and cocoa into the EU will need to provide evidence that their products were not produced on lands that were deforested after 2020, or face hefty fines. And because we’re only 12 months away from the regulation coming into place, we decided to make three episodes about the i...

In Episode #8 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, talks with remote sensing expert Courage Kamusoko, who explains the basics of remote sensing. Courage answers questions like how remote sensing works and what you can and cannot measure. Learn more about how  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Carble⁠⁠⁠⁠  helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and deforestation.

In Episode #7 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, talks with Kathleen Draper, Chair Board of the International Biochar Initiative. Kathleen shares her extensive knowledge and experience within the biochar industry and unveils how biochar could help carbon challenges within the coffee and cocoa industry. Learn more about how  ⁠⁠⁠Carble⁠⁠⁠  helps tropical commodity buyers measure, mo...

In Episode #6 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, tells how climate policy has developed over decades and what the coffee and cocoa industries can expect on policy moving forward. Learn more about how  ⁠⁠Carble⁠⁠  helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and deforestation.

In Episode #5 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, explains why the specialty coffee market needs to catch up on its sustainability ambitions. “The narrative needs to change,” Sander explains. And in this episode, you discover why and how. Learn more about how  ⁠Carble⁠  helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and deforestation.

In Episode #4 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, asks if old forests still remove carbon? Listen to Sander as he goes back into Earth’s history (from Earth as a barren rock to today’s climate), explains how carbon is sequestered and released into the atmosphere, and shares his vision on what we need to do to remain within our planetary boundaries. Learn more about how  Carble  hel...

In Episode #3 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, covers 31 essential concepts in carbon accounting within 5 minutes. From tCO2e to carbon flux and inventory boundaries. Here's everything you need to know to understand the basics of carbon accounting. Learn more about how ⁠Carble⁠ helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mitigate carbon emissions and deforestation.

In Episode #2 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, asks if you can use carbon credits to make your coffee and cocoa net-positive. Sander explores the growing skepticism toward carbon credits and how the GHG Protocol’s new Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft talks about the usage of carbon credits. Learn more about how Carble helps tropical commodity buyers measure, model, and mi...

In Episode #1 of the Carblecast, Sander Reuderink, CEO at Carble, asks if it is even possible to enjoy a cup of coffee in 2050. Sander explores how we can make sure that commodities like coffee and cocoa have a net-positive impact on our environment and the climate. From the Paris Climate Agreement to the plots where farmers grow coffee and cocoa!