How can sustainable packaging be developed for everyday products like coffee? Our colleagues Jasmin and Vanessa explain in a FACHPACK interview how networking, technical expertise, and bold decisions enable true sustainability.
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At this year's Handelsblatt Annual Conference Circular Economy, our colleague Kristina, together with Andrea from koorvi, presented on Tchibo Refurbished – practical, with lessons learned and initial results: A real use case of the Circular Economy!
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Our coffee program is already active in many coffee-growing regions. Now we're adding Peru, an important coffee-growing country for Tchibo. In the Junín region, we will be working with 1,800 farmers in four provinces over the next five years.

Packaging improvers: In this interview with sicherverpackt.de, our colleagues Helena and Marius from packaging development explain how innovations in material, machine and data management are shaping the future of coffee packaging and why new ways of thinking are crucial.
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Buying coffee means taking responsibility: In the new episode of the Tchibo podcast "5 Tassen täglich", Tchibo coffee buyer Theda talks about buying coffee in Latin America and how quality, price, responsibility and sustainability are brought together.

"Coffee roaster Tchibo abolishes the Fairtrade seal - the reason is surprising": In this recently published article, the Hamburger Abendblatt reports on our Tchibo coffee program in conversation with Pablo, Tchibo's sustainability director.
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Discarded doesn't mean unusable: The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports on Tchibo Refurbished, our service for buying and selling used and refurbished fully automatic coffee machines. Click here for the article!
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Save the date: The Handelsblatt conference "Circular Economy 2026 - From Nice-to-Have to Economic Necessity" focuses on shaping the future with circular business models. Our colleague Kristina will be speaking with our partners from koorvi about Tchibo Refurbished.
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"Effective Supply Chain Transformation: Which Approaches Really Work at Tchibo": In this episode, our colleague Katharina shares insights into how companies can position themselves to get the most out of their supply chain. Spoiler alert: The best way to achieve this is together!
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Our sustainability report 2024 is is based on our updated materiality analysis. As the implementation of the CSRD is still being finalised across Europe in the Omnibus Procedure, the 2024 report has been partially adapted to the new requirements, but not yet fully.

Launched in the summer of 2025, Tchibo Refurbished for fully automatic coffee machines has seen a pleasing increase in demand within a few months and enjoys great popularity among customers – both when buying used machines and when selling the refurbished models.

Refurbished laptops, smartphones and tablets: In the new episode of “5 Tassen täglich”, our “Digital Workplace” colleagues Carsten and Sven explain what happens to the employee's notebooks and other technical devices when the devices have reached the end of their service life at Tchibo.

Today is Circular Monday! On this day, the focus is on repairing, reusing, sharing, swapping, and more to promote the circular economy. To take others along on our circular economy journey at Tchibo, we've developed the Circular Solutions Pattern Cards. Check them out!

We’re proud to take part in the Textile Exchange Materials Benchmark 2025 and stand alongside a growing number of companies committed to tracking fiber and raw materials we source. Find out more at https://textileexchange.org/materials-benchmark/

Refurbished – a second life for our fully automatic coffee machines: In this episode of "5 Tassen täglich" our colleague Karo and Andrea Schneller (koorvi) talk with Ralf Podszus about why "refurbished" is much more than "used" – namely tested, renewed, and with a warranty. Listen now!

In this serial format in our Tchibo blog, we want to take you with us and explain how our packaging works, why we need to work on it and what the challenges are. In the first part, our colleague Helena reports on the switch to recyclable foil.

Nature conservation or securing livelihoods? How can smallholder farming families benefit from sustainable agricultural practices, preserve biodiversity, and simultaneously improve their livelihoods? For Tchibo, Pablo is part of the panel discussion recorded at Hamburg Sustainability Week 2025.

Coffee is not just a culture, but also a sensitive economic commodity – and currently under severe pressure. This is what the current episode of the ZWEIvorZWÖLF podcast is about – with Pablo of Tchibo as guest: "Coffee! Threatened by Climate Change: Challenges & Solutions."
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What does sustainable specialty coffee cultivation in Tanzania look like? Participants can experience this on an "Safari Meets Coffee" tour. At the Tchibo farm Machare Coffee Estate, experts provode extensive knowledge about the origin and cultivation of coffee, as well as harvesting and processing.

"Looking for solutions: Sustainable consumption, but how... ...when it has to be affordable?": Pablo was part of the panel for Tchibo at the Dialogue Forum on October 7, 2025, in Berlin. Find here the insights in the video clip (German language)!
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How can we make climate protection tangible? In the new podcast episode "5 Tassen täglich" Kristina, Tchibo's circular economy and environmental protection expert, translates numbers and goals into everyday stories. The insight: Climate protection is a community project! Listen now!

Complaints from people in our supply chains are not a nuisance for us, but a valuable compass. They enable us to better understand and improve working conditions along our global supply chains. Click here for our 2024 Supply Chain Complaints Report.

Today we celebrate #CoffeeDay, because since our founding in 1949, over 75 years ago, everything we do has revolved around coffee: For the ultimate enjoyment in every cup. With our coffee program, we're committed to keeping it that way – today and tomorrow. With heart and responsibility!

Our colleague Julia is a speaker at the event "Effective Approaches to Combating Child Labor – Proven Measures in Practice," organized by UNICEF Germany and the UN Global Compact Network Germany, and will present examples from our non-food, cotton, and coffee supply chains.

The new Privat Kaffee Limited Guatemala combines the highest level of enjoyment and sustainability, as the project coffee from the Tchibo coffee program comes from Santa Bárbara, where we promote more sustainable coffee cultivation through the planting of shade trees through our coffee program.