SCP Approach and Partners

Between January 15 and March 15, 2004, the IISD conducted consultations with more than 50 stakeholders across the coffee sector to determine a basic framework for international multi-stakeholder cooperation. Through the consultations stakeholders emphasized:

• The need for the Partnership to be representative of the entire sector and involve the active participation of and open dialogue between all stakeholders (i.e., governed by stakeholders for stakeholders).
• The function of the Partnership should be to support and build upon existing sustainability programs and initiatives, while identifying and developing support in areas that are not currently being addressed.
• The Partnership, while supporting existing projects, should not hinder those activities nor limit a participant's abilities to pursue their specific objectives (i.e., should not depend upon or force consensus).
• The Partnership should strive for efficiency and avoid unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Support for the most vulnerable actors in the supply chain should be a priority.
• The Partnership should focus on concrete, project-based activities.

SCP Steering Committee:
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
Common Code for the Coffee Community Initiative (CCCC)
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
East African Fine Coffee Association (EAFCA)
Embrapa (Brazil)
European Coffee Federation
FEDECOCAGUA/ANACAFE (Guatemala)
Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros (FNC)
Inter African Coffee Association
International Coffee Organization (ICO)
Junta Nacional de Café de Peru (JNC)
Karnataka Growers Federation (India)
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
OXFAM/Global Alliance on Coffee and Commodities (GLACC)
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)
Technoserve
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Stated Trade Representative
World Bank

The SCP has benefited from a close working relationship with the International Coffee Organization in carrying out its activities and wishes to express its appreciation for the ICO's ongoing support and commitment to promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation and action for sustainable development through the Partnership.

Download the SCP Structure and Approach document below.