Sustainability Standards
Learn how Enveritas standards define clear, measurable criteria across Social, Environmental, and Economic pillars, supporting certification across diverse supply chains.
Enveritas standards collectively define how we measure sustainability. They translate complex issues such as labor conditions, environmental protection, and economic well-being into clear, measurable criteria for supply chains. Our standards are built on internationally recognized conventions and industry best practices and are designed to be applicable across diverse production contexts. They are categorized into three pillars of sustainability: Social, Environmental, and Economic, with the addition of a "Regenerative" pillar for companies pursuing that claim.
Our standards are used to:
Evaluate conditions at origin through large-scale field data collection.
Identify where sustainability issues exist.
Determine what actions are required for certification.
Track improvement over time.
Enveritas standards go beyond traditional certification by providing consistent and replicable sustainability criteria across geographies and production contexts, including for smallholder farms that are often excluded from sustainability systems. They focus attention on the most urgent issues through Critical Requirements and connect measurement directly to action, enabling targeted farm support where it is needed most.
You can review the full standards document here: Download the Enveritas Certification Standards for Coffee Roasters and Cocoa Companies (PDF)
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Coffee Sustainability Standards
Version 25-26 PRESENT
These standards apply to companies sourcing verified coffee through Enveritas certification.