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COSTA AND RAINFOREST ALLIANCE TEAM UP TO LAUNCH TEACHER RESOURCE PLATFORM
PRESS RELEASE: 25 September 2013
COSTA AND RAINFOREST ALLIANCE TEAM UP TO LAUNCH TEACHER RESOURCE PLATFORM
Costa is today announcing Costa for Schools (www.costaforschools.com), an online tool designed in collaboration with Rainforest Alliance to support teachers and help students understand more about communities and economies in coffee growing countries.
Designed for 11-14 year old geography students across the UK, Costa for Schools is a free online resource to help students learn more about the coffee trade. Through an array of community case studies and an interactive map, students will learn about the journey of a coffee bean from start to finish.
Andy Marshall, Costa Corporate Responsibility Director says: “Costa baristas across the country are often asked by teachers to talk to students about the origins of our beans, so we thought it was time to put a nationwide resource in place so that all teachers can access the same insight from Costa.”
Costa for Schools has been written for UK teachers and is specifically designed in line with current UK secondary curricula. The programme also provides teachers with usable lesson plans and curriculum guidance usable across secondary geography teaching.
“The coffee trade is something everyone should know about as part of a wider awareness of the impact our lifestyles have on the cultures and environments of others. The Costa for Schools websites makes this essential knowledge engaging, highlighting the important role of certification schemes such as the Rainforest Alliance, and puts it into a context that students can understand.” said Tensie Whelan, president of the Rainforest Alliance.
For further information, please contact:
Emma Ward, Lexis
Telephone: 0207 908 6433
Email: eward@lexisagency.com
Christina Cullen, Rainforest Alliance
Telephone: 07985 440 238
Email: ccullen.consultant@ra.org
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Costa is the UK’s favourite coffee shop, having been awarded “Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in the UK and Ireland" by Allegra Strategies for three years running (2010, 2011 & November 2012).
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With over 1,600 coffee shops in the UK and more than 1,000 overseas, Costa is the fastest growing coffee shop business in the UK and the second largest coffee shop operator in the world. Founded in London by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa in 1971, Costa has become the UK’s favourite coffee shop chain and has recently diversified into both the at-home and gourmet self-serve markets.
Costa is committed to looking after coffee-growers. That's why we've established The Costa Foundation, a registered charity. The Costa Foundation's aims are to relieve poverty, advance education and the health and environment of coffee-growing communities around the world. So far, The Costa Foundation has funded the building of 42 schools and improved the social and economic welfare of coffee-growing communities.
