Even before the Covid-19 crisis aggravated the existing problems in logistics, NKG Board of Management decided on a remarkable project: the start of the digitization of several steps of the coffee supply chain. With support from ICL (Internationale Commodity Logistik), the implementation of the platform TradeLens has been initiated. TradeLens offers the realization of transparency about where to find the coffee at each moment and enables digital document and data handling.

That inequality between White and Black Americans in the U.S. is still immense has been clearly demonstrated by the incidents and protests of recent months. Unfortunately, the U.S. coffee industry is no exception. The situation cannot be glossed over: Black Americans experience the largest gap in employment and decision-making roles. Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) has always acted on behalf of producers and those in the coffee supply chain most in need of attention.