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Utz Kapeh means “good coffee” in a Mayan language. The Utz Kapeh Foundation is a world wide initiative for responsible coffee production and sourcing. It is a certification program that ensures that coffee is grown decently, with respect for producers and the environment.
Coffee producers with an Utz Kapeh certification comply with the Utz Kapeh Code of Conduct. This is an internationally recognized set of economic, social and environmental criteria for responsible coffee production, such as minimal and appropriate use of pesticides, protection of labor rights and access to education and health care.
Utz Kapeh is a non-profit foundation with a producers, NGOs ( Solidaridad and business on board. The initiative was founded by the Ahold coffee company and launched to the marketplace in 2002.