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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Pacha
The Pachamama Coffee Cooperative of Small-Scale Coffee Producers (Pacha) is the most direct way to buy coffee from organic farmers around the world. Pacha, the leading farmer-owned distributor of premium coffee in the U.S.A., is cooperatively owned by thousands of farmers in Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. A unique social enterprise, the cooperative markets and distributes its members' best coffee under these Farmer-Owned brands: Pacha Coffee, CoffeeCSA, and Traceable Coffee. Pacha is 100% farmer-owned and democratically governed.
Pacha was founded in 2001 by leading farmer-owned coffee cooperatives in Peru (COCLA) and Nicaragua (PRODECOOP) -- in an effort improve the lives of coffee farmers by shortening an inefficient supply chain and connecting farmers and consumers directly. Pacha has worked closely with businesses, non-profits, certifiers and sustainability organizations since its founding. Pacha supports the B Corporation community's aspiration to raise the bar through better business practices.

The Change We Seek™
Pacha is a global cooperative that embraces the power of commerce to improve the lives small-scale coffee farmers around the world by connecting them directly with the end-consumers of their coffee. Pacha seeks more efficient global supply chains with greater producer ownership of branding and distribution.

Pachamama Coffee
- Product/Services: Organic Coffee
- Location: Davis, CA
- http://www.pacha.coop
Summary:
Certified: March 2011| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 8 | 80% |
| Employees » | 20.6 | 52% |
| Consumers » | 17.5 | 50% |
| Community » | 57.3 | 67% |
| Environment » | 7.2 | 24% |
| Composite B Score | 110.6 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence



