Coffee company to improve sustainability

The Reading / Listening - Level 4

The Nestlé brand, Nespresso, has big plans to make its coffee business more sustainable. Nespresso makes and sells espresso machines and the coffee needed for the machine. Its new plan is called 'The Positive Cup'. It will make one of its products using totally sustainable methods. It will also help poor coffee farmers. It will invest $16 million in Africa, "to protect the future of the highest quality coffees and secure the livelihoods of the farmers".

Nespresso will recycle all of the aluminium coffee containers used in the machines and plant trees. It wants to be "100 per cent carbon neutral" by 2020 and reduce its carbon footprint. The CEO said sustainability has always done more than minimise damage. Actor George Clooney said the investment is important. He said it would provide, "much-needed income for hundreds of farmers and their families living in coffee communities".

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Sources

http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2014/nespresso-invests-ps328-million-to-improve-sustainability-by-2020
http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/21434-nespresso-launches-2020-sustainability-ambition/2/

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	make its coffee business	a.	quality coffees
2.	the coffee needed	b.	more sustainable
3.	using totally sustainable	c.	of the farmers
4.	It will invest	d.	for the machine
5.	the highest	e.	$16 million in Africa
6.	secure the livelihoods	f.	methods

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	recycle all of	a.	footprint
2.	plant	b.	neutral by 2020
3.	100 per cent carbon	c.	damage
4.	reduce its carbon	d.	the aluminium
5.	minimise	e.	needed income
6.	provide much-	f.	trees

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The Nestlé brand, Nespresso, (1) ___________________ make its coffee business more sustainable. Nespresso makes and sells espresso machines and the coffee (2) ___________________ machine. Its new plan is called 'The Positive Cup'. It will (3) ___________________ products using totally sustainable methods. (4) ___________________ poor coffee farmers. It will invest $16 million in Africa, "to (5) ___________________ of the highest quality coffees and secure (6) ___________________ of the farmers".

Nespresso will (7) ___________________ the aluminium coffee containers used in the machines and plant trees. It wants (8) ___________________ carbon neutral" by 2020 and reduce its (9) ___________________. The CEO said sustainability has always done more than (10) ___________________. Actor George Clooney said the investment is important. He said it would provide, "(11) ___________________ for hundreds of farmers and their families living in (12) ___________________ ".

SUSTAINABILITY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about sustainability in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about sustainability for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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