# 5) Desperately Seeking Sustainability

An episode of [A History of Coffee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1553744133), 23 Apr 2021, 37 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/51264d00-444a-4e29-ab96-4fa0c34ce0ca.mp3

When was the last time you bought a coffee that was Fairtrade certified? Certifications make it easy for consumers to put their ethics into practice. But, hidden beneath the glossy sticker is a maze of complications and paradoxical outcomes. In this fifth episode of A History of Coffee, Jonathan and James explore where coffee certifications came from, how they tried to stop coffee’s devastating race to the bottom and assess whether they succeeded. A History of Coffee is a collaboration between James Harper of the Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries podcast and Jonathan Morris, Professor of History and author of ‘Coffee: A Global History’. Visit Jonathan’s Instagram (https://link.filterstories.org/37eMS3F) and Twitter (https://link.filterstories.org/3jNr9ou) & James’ Filter Stories Instagram (https://link.filterstories.org/2Mlkk0O) and Twitter (https://link.filterstories.org/3baTsJk) Help other people find the show by leaving a review on... Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3jY42aJ Castbox: https://link.filterstories.org/38sXdcH Read Jonathan’s book, ‘Coffee: A Global History’ here: https://amzn.to/3dihAfU Listen to other coffee documentaries on James’ Filter Stories podcast: https://link.filterstories.org/3ajoT5e Subscribe to The Science of Coffee podcast Listen to episodes on coffee science, farming and people on the main Filter Stories channel. Click here. Check out Standart, the award-winning coffee magazine. Get a free magazine and a free bag of coffee by clicking here. What kind of racing car does the Gaggia Classic GT home espresso machine remind you of? Use discount code FS202610 to get 10% off. Meet the Mazzer Super Jolly g, the iconic grinder that's got even better. Click here to learn about its super fast grinding, bump protection, and 100th-of-a-gram accuracy. Support Filter Stories at Ko-Fi.com/FilterStories

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