ÖKO-TEST criticizes the lack of transparency with regard to cultivation conditions and supply chains for many roasted coffees. The magazine had asked the providers whether they were actively trying to ensure that the people on the coffee plantations were paid decently. The magazine also asked whether producers can prove that the cultivation of their coffee beans does not involve the destruction of forests.
According to the report, the answers were sometimes comprehensive and sometimes poor. These ecological aspects are difficult for consumers to understand anyway.
Advice from ÖKO-TEST: Anyone who values that nature in the country of cultivation is not unduly damaged and that the local people are not exploited for the sake of enjoying the coffee should make sure that the coffee package has an organic label and a certificate for fair trade, for example Fair trade or hand in hand. That is at least a good sign for appropriate efforts.