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10 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 5, 2020 (October / November) Up Front Nestlé Will Plant 3 Million Trees in Malaysia Via Project RiLeaf Nestlé has announced it will plant three million trees through Project RiLeaf in Malaysia by 2023, committing to invest CHF4 million in this project. The announcement is part of Nestlé's reforestation initiative designed to accelerate Nestlé's global pledge to address climate change by achieving zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Chris Johnson, executive vice president, Nestlé S.A., c.e.o., zone Asia, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa, says, "We are mindful of the urgent need to address climate change, which is a threat to the sustainability of our business as well as for the planet's future." Trees planted through Project RiLeaf are intended to increase biodiversity in Malaysia, as well as absorb carbon emissions. Johnson adds that, "Planting trees in locations where Nestlé sources its ingredients is contributing to the responsible management of our supply chain. Furthermore, reforestation complements our efforts to halt deforestation in our supply chains." Project RiLeaf dovetails on the work of the innovative Kinabatangan RiLeaf Project, established by Nestlé in 2011, which facilitated the planting of one million trees in Sabah. This initiative with Project RiLeaf will scale up Nestlé's efforts to restore riparian areas and forested lands in locations where palms are grown, which will establish new wild- life corridors to mitigate human-wildlife conflict and reduce negative impact on critical water supplies. Lastly, the project will provide opportunities for education and jobs in the local communities. Short Film No Single Origin on Refugees and Coffee Released 1951 Coffee Company, a non-profit founded in 2015, works in the spirit of the 1951 Refugee Convention to promote the wellbeing of the refugee community through job training and employment in the coffee industry. With two of its three cafés in the San Fran- cisco Bay Area closed due to Covid-19, and its barista training program on Credit goes to HOME Storytellers hiatus, 1951 Coffee is seeking creative ways to continue to educate communities about refugee life and issues. The nonprofit specialty coffee organization partnered with HOME Storytellers, a nonprofit that uses visual storytelling to amplify solutions to the refugee crisis, to produce the short film No Single Origin. The documentary, which explores the complexi- ties of refugee resettlement in the United States, and how coffee provides a path for community driven support, education, and integration, premiered on Sept. 30 and is now available for streaming at https://www.1951coffee.com/no-single-origin. No Single Origin follows Tennessee native Doug Hewitt as he learns about the complexity of refugee resettlement through volunteering and working with the refugee community in the San Francisco Bay Area. In order to offer refugees and asylum seekers much-needed support as they build a new home in the United States, Hewitt turns to the coffee industry to create a launchpad toward a path of self-suffi- ciency and starts the nonprofit 1951 Coffee Company, providing barista training and employment for refugees in Berkeley, California. Three graduates from 1951 Coffee's barista training program share their experiences, revealing their challenges and struggles after resettlement. A profound friendship unfolds when the four stories converge, highlighting the importance of human connection and community driven support, education, and integration. A scene from the short documentary film No Single Origin.

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