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Introducing #BaristaCare to provide you with support during Covid-19
United Baristas has instigated an industry-wide project to better support baristas and coffee professionals during the Covid-19 outbreak
More Introducing #BaristaCare to provide you with support during Covid-19Rock star
Ashley Dawes is a key account manager at Union, and is discovering new ways to scale new heights
More Rock starBeing a good sport
Camilla Morgan is the UK sales manager for Victoria Arduino and spends much of her professional life on the road, and her personal time competing in triathlons
More Being a good sportWe’ve made progress on wages, but there’s still much more work to be done
Analysis comparing wage, revenue and inflation over the past two years shows the coffee industry is paying its staff more by raising prices
More We’ve made progress on wages, but there’s still much more work to be doneLooking at the cost and benefit to lowering environmental impacts through eliminating takeout cups
Learning from the Boston Tea Party experience
More Looking at the cost and benefit to lowering environmental impacts through eliminating takeout cupsMilk Matters: Small changes can dramatically lower your coffee’s carbon footprint
Want to reduce your coffee’s environmental impacts? Milk is responsible for the majority of a cup’s carbon footprint, so lower your impacts in 2020 by making informed decisions
More Milk Matters: Small changes can dramatically lower your coffee’s carbon footprintHow to get the coffee job you want
Originally presented at Caffè Culture 2019, this Keynote explores how to build a career in the coffee industry.
More How to get the coffee job you wantUpdated on 12 January 2020
Running a Sustainable Coffee Shop
Originally presented at Caffè Culture 2019, this Keynote explores financial and environmental sustainability with a focus on propositions and carbon emissions
More Running a Sustainable Coffee ShopUpdated on 12 January 2020
Calculating the Coffee Industry’s Carbon Emissions
Carbon dioxide is colourless, tasteless and odourless, but it’s everywhere and causing global warming. So how do we work out how much carbon is emitted to make a cup of coffee?
More Calculating the Coffee Industry’s Carbon EmissionsUpdated on 25 July 2020
Our Digital Carbon Emissions are part of the Coffee Industry’s Environmental Impact
Let’s be aware of our online carbon footprint, and how United Baristas is offsetting your use of our services.
More Our Digital Carbon Emissions are part of the Coffee Industry’s Environmental ImpactUpdated on 9 August 2020
With so many crises, what do we focus on?
