With the increased awareness of the social, economic, and environmental facets of coffee production, sustainability initiatives, including certification, are becoming ever more significant. The widely recognisable marks that appear on coffee labels are great for the coffee industry as a whole as they help ensure that our soil stays in great condition, farmers are paid fairly for their work and that the lungs of the earth are protected.

These systems have been put into place to help ensure that the corresponding organisations are as widely recognisable as possible. Every packet that includes any of these certifications must be submitted for review to the governing body it's associated with, this is to ensure that the label is the correct size shape and colour and not distorted in any way. If you would like to know more about the certification design rules or the organisations themselves click on the icons above or to the left of certification description. Each link will include the up-to-date vector images for designers’ use.
  • Fairtrade
  • Rainforest Alliance
  • Swiss Water
  • Soil Association
  • EU Organic
  • Bird Friendly
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Fairtrade

Fairtrade's social, economic and environmental Standards are set for both companies and farmers and workers who grow coffee.  Farmers and workers' rights and the environment are protected.  They receive at least the Fairtrade Minimum Price and an additional Premium to invest in business or community projects of the community's choice like healthcare, education and clean water

Rainforest Alliance Certified™

The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal means that farmers follow more sustainable agricultural practices that protect forests, rivers, soils and wildlife, while being good community neighbours. Rainforest Alliance certification also helps ensure workers have improved access to safe working conditions and decent living conditions, health care and education for their children.

Swiss Water

This is the clean process of decaffeinating coffee that is both good for your health and easy on the environment. Some processes can use damaging chemicals and they don't remove as much caffeine as they may suggest. The Swiss water process uses the pristine water of the the coastal mountains of British Colombia, Canada to gently decaffeinate the bean a process that can also guarantee 99.9% caffeine removal. This seal or wordmark is the definitive way to tell if your coffee has received the premium decaffeination  process. ​

Soil Association

This logo on your packet of coffee means very few chemicals and pesticides were added at anytime during its production, Masteroast aim for as few as possible. The Soil  Association  supports organic farming and recognize the direct connection between our health and how the food we eat is produced. 
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EU Organic logo

This logo will usually be present next to the Soil Association logo shown above and states that the product has been independently certified by the European Union under their own regulatory framework. This improves and reinforces the EU organic farming standards both within the EU and all produce imported or exported. 

Smithsonian Bird Friendly​

Bird Friendly was created as a way to evaluate and distinguish coffee farms that retain important wildlife habitat as part of the land. To be certified by the Bird Friendly program, coffee producers must maintain a minimum of 40% shade coverage over their crop, have at least 11 tree species on their land with 60% of these species being native to the region, and maintain a minimum tree canopy height of 12 meters. All Bird Friendly farms are also certified as organic, meaning the coffee is grown without synthetic pesticides or chemicals that can harm the health of people and the environment.

B Corp

B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. 
​Whilst we are not B Corp certified; many of our customers have achieved the B Corp Certification - which we are happy to facilitate for you.