SPECIALTY COFFEE ASSOCIATION
AWARDS

Best New Products Awards Coffee Design Awards Sustainability Awards

Sustainability Awards

These awards highlight how thoughtful design elevates the way people experience and connect with coffee.

The awards are presented during World of Coffee events, where design projects are recognized and celebrated.

Creating meaningful progress toward a more sustainable coffee industry.

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Sustainability Award Winners

Each year, the SCA Awards highlight exceptional contributions to the specialty coffee industry.

Past winners include innovators in coffee equipment, sustainability leaders working across the supply chain, and designers who have reimagined how coffee is presented and experienced.

Their work continues to influence new ideas and inspire progress across the global coffee community.

  • PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Coffee Circle 

  • NON-PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Bean Voyage 

  • PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Black Baza Coffee Co.

  • NON-PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Fairtrade International

  • PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Sancoffee

  • NON-PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Root Capital

  • PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Primavera Green Coffee 

  • NON-PROFIT SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Root Capital

  • INDIVIDUAL AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    José Rivera & David Griswold

  • INDIVIDUAL AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    David Browning

  • PROJECT AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Jimma Agro - Biodiversity Project

  • BUSINESS MODEL AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Caravela Coffee

  • INDIVIDUAL AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Michael Sheridan

  • PROJECT AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Alto Mayo Landscape Peru REDD+ Project

  • BUSINESS MODEL AWARD SCA SUSTAINABILITY

    Pachamama Coffee Cooperative

How the SCA
Sustainability Awards
winners are selected

This award recognizes the role that for-profit companies play in the sustainability of the coffee sector.

Entries are evaluated based on:

  • Purpose-driven approach

  • Network and Market Relationships

  • Governance and Decision-Making

  • Equitable Value Distribution

  • Impact and Evidence

This annual award is open to SCA members. Applications must be submitted by, or on behalf of, a business in operation for a minimum of three years. An individual may submit applications for multiple businesses.

1

Applications are submitted

A team of SCA staff will review all submissions that meet the requirements, considering a wide range of applications from across the specialty coffee industry.

2

First round of review by SCA Staff

Second round of review by previous winners

3

Finalists are selected and may be asked to provide additional information to a panel of judges comprised of previous winners.

Live ceremony at World of Coffee USA

4

The winners of the SCA Sustainability Awards are honored and deliver keynote presentations during World of Coffee USA.

Discover other awards

The SCA Awards celebrate excellence across innovation, design, and sustainability in specialty coffee.

Best New Product Awards

6 categories. 12 winners per year.

Recognizing groundbreaking innovations in coffee equipment, technology, and accessories that elevate the industry.

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Coffee Design Awards

4 categories. 8 winners per year.

Celebrating exceptional visual communication, packaging design, 
and brand identity in coffee.

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