Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark - CAFE KREYOL

    By CommonShare

    Our Mission We experienced life at its darkest - poverty, hopelessness, and even imprisonment. With changed hearts, we developed a desire to become a face of hope and redemption. While utilizing our survival skills and a few “non-accredited” business skills, our story began... In January 2012, we traveled from Northern Virginia, to the most poverty stricken country in the Western Hemisphere. There we bought motorcycles, and scouted out the coffee growing regions. Soon we found an heirloom variety of Arabica known as Typica and another called Arabica Blue Mountain. Being the same variety as Jamaican Blue Mountain, we found the coffee to have a sweet taste and a unique smoothness, that created a serene cupping experience. We shared our vision of sustainable employment with local growers and soon established a Direct Trade business model. This Direct Trade system, that is now the backbone of Cafe Kreyol, believes that quality and sustainability are parallel. We believe farmers should get paid based on the quality of their product and we practice this belief by paying up to 300% higher wages than what Fair Trade requires. Our story continues as we work to alleviate poverty in rural coffee growing regions, one cup at a time.

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    Traceability

    An increasingly important factor in global supply chains, traceability assesses the manufacturer's capability to track products and materials from origin to delivery. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® explores this through the lens of tiered supplier verification, culminating in end-to-end traceability with real-time monitoring and complete transparency.

    Digitized Products

    The digital landscape has transformed B2B interactions. This facet assesses the extent to which manufacturers have digitized their product offerings. The spectrum ranges from manufacturers without any online product catalog to those boasting advanced B2B e-commerce platforms, providing clients with order customization, real-time tracking, and an integrated view of the supply chain.

    Preferred Materials

    This aspect gauges the extent to which manufacturers incorporate sustainable, circular, and regenerative materials in their supply chain. It assesses whether companies merely use standard materials or whether they actively prioritize sustainable and preferred materials in their product range, even going so far as to offer digital verification of material certificates.

    Facility Verification and Services

    This dimension evaluates the openness and commitment of manufacturers regarding their facility's conditions and services. It covers a spectrum, from providing no facility details at all to showcasing comprehensive third-party audits, ensuring transparency in worker welfare and showcasing a clear commitment to maintaining top-tier facility services.

    Readiness to Contract

    Before entering a partnership, it's pivotal to understand a manufacturer's business legitimacy. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® checks for the presence and verification of essential documents, ranging from basic business licenses to comprehensive documentation, client testimonials, and even third-party attestations that verify a manufacturer's reliability and readiness to contract.
    CAFE KREYOL
    United States
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    How our Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark® Works?

    By CommonShare

    The Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark is a comprehensive framework designed to evaluate and rate manufacturers based on their commitment to sustainability, digital integration, readiness for contracting, material sourcing, and facility standards. It provides a clear, standardized metric for assessing manufacturers in a B2B environment, helping businesses make informed decisions aligned with their sustainability objectives. The benchmark covers crucial areas like end-to-end traceability, the digital verification of supply tiers, utilization of preferred materials, and verified social audits for facilities. By incorporating both depth and granularity across its criteria, the benchmark not only promotes transparency but also encourages continuous improvement in responsible manufacturing practices.