What is it?
Certification scheme issued or operated by Global Coffee Platform.
Regulatory recognitionBaseline reference for 'responsibly sourced coffee' claims
Standards & schemes · Certification scheme
Global Coffee Platform — Baseline Coffee Code
Global Coffee Platform
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- Coffee
- Scope
- Farm / supply chain
What does it require?
Sector baseline for sustainable coffee: the Baseline Coffee Code defines reference practices, and the Equivalence Mechanism benchmarks national/private schemes against it.
What it does not demonstrateThe scheme does not by itself prove that a particular product, site or organisation holds a current certificate; its scope and validity must be checked.
How is conformity assessed?
Verification per recognised scheme
Grievance mechanismNot specified in this profile
Who makes the decision?
Global Coffee Platform
Assurance arrangementVerification per recognised scheme
Chain of custody
Equivalence mechanism (GCP-recognised schemes)
ISEAL membershipISEAL community member
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
100% sustainably sourced coffee by 2025” (target claim)May support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verifiedEthically sourced coffeeMay support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verified100% responsibly sourced green coffee by 2025May support · Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.