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world are helping us prove and improve our program . traceability system why does tracing products matter how can companies offer transparency throughout their supply chain children s rightsimpact studiestraceability system you think this label suits your product join utz and get your product certified join utz featured welcome to the new utz website . join us on the path towards a more sustainable world better for the farmers the workers their families the planet and all of us . commissioned studies here you can find impact studies commissioned by utz . download full reports read utz responses to the studies or get a quick overview of the reports highlights on our 2 pagers . evaluation report on the utz tea program sri lanka tea sri lanka 2016 this study evaluated the social economic and environmental outcomes of the energy from coffee waste water coffee farming in latin america latin america produces around 70 % of the world s coffee . coffee processing and in particular the practice of wet method extraction common in this area is energy intensive and demands a significant amount of water . the waste water generated from coffee processing is rich in organic matter but is often discharged the utz standard the utz standard is the blueprint by which we can ensure our vision of sustainable agriculture becomes a reality . it includes two sets of guidelines our code of conduct and our chain of custody which together set the highest standards for the sustainable production of coffee cocoa tea and hazeln our products coffee cocoa tea hazelnuts latest from the better business hub all our inspirational stories and cases in one place . how can my brand use the utz label the utz label appears on 13 500 products across 136 countries helping brands to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable sourcing . nina bendias from our member support team explains how companies can use the utz label and the 3 step process for approving labeling requests . 4 sustainability trends to watch out for in 2017 over recent years we ve seen sustainability climb the corporate ladder to a point where companies have put it at the heart of their business strategy . justin leavenworth utz s new global markets director shares his top 4 trends in corporate sustainability . it s no longer a question of getting ahead but not being left behind . unexpected income certification brings new venture for fairview estate kenyan coffee producer fairview estate has built a reputation for high quality arabica coffee over the last 100 years . in order to keep up and improve on this standard the estate became utz certified in 2005 . the result was an unexpected surprise the gift of sustainability a collaboration between tastemakers makro and royal buisman the christmas season is often marked by the arrival of gift boxes to your desk . sustainability is not typically top of mind when it comes to gift box assortments but the dutch company tastemakers is changing that . in their latest collaboration for makro their assortment includes utz labeled royal buisman coffee . latest utz news don t miss the latest news at utz . utz announces new global markets director we are pleased to announce that utz s leadership team has been strengthened with the appointment of a new global markets director justin leavenworth . justin will focus on leading utz s relationships with companies around the world helping them to put sustainability at the core of their business practices . his expertise lies in strategic business growth and new research highlights living wage for coffee workers in brazil a living wage for workers on coffee farms in the minas gerais region of brazil would be r 1629 477 us dollars per month according to new research . the current prevailing wage is r 1307 383 us dollars per month . these are the findings of the latest living wage benchmark study to be published by the global empowering vietnamese coffee farmers to tackle climate change for three years utz has been running a project in vietnam aimed at empowering coffee farmers to adapt to climate change while also mitigating the coffee sector s contribution to the problem . now the project has come to an end we reflect on the lessons learned . 139 trainers are now ready to train farmers in protecting the credibility of the utz program utz suspends certification body africert ltd. june 20th 2016 hereby utz announces that the certification body africert ltd. will be sanctioned with a red card according to the utz sanction policy described in the document utz cb monitoring system version 2.0 april 2015 . this means that africert will be suspended from the utz program and highlighted documents a selection from the resource library utz list of approved cbs xls labeling and trademark policy may 2016 pdf code of conduct summary pdf utz impact report 2016 pdf child labor position paper pdf climate change in a nutshell pdf upcoming events meet us at the following events or join one of our webinars 24 oct 2016 how 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