Panel Description
What does sustainability look like in coffee in 2026? Join the Specialty Coffee Association for a conversation with the 2026 Sustainability Award winners, Bean Voyage and Coffee Circle, as we explore the innovative business and social impact models behind their work and the lessons they offer for the future of specialty coffee.
Following their recognition at World of Coffee San Diego, this session brings both organizations to Brussels for a deeper dialogue on how sustainability moves from aspiration to implementation through inclusive business models, equitable value distribution, long-term partnerships, and measurable impact. From empowering women coffee producers and expanding market access to embedding reinvestment directly into commercial models, these organizations are helping redefine how value can be created and shared across the coffee sector.
Designed as both an inspiring and practical conversation, this session will offer attendees the opportunity to engage directly with leaders who are testing and scaling real-world approaches to resilience, equity, and sustainability in coffee. Whether you are a producer, trader, roaster, researcher, or sustainability practitioner, this is a must-attend session for anyone interested in the emerging models shaping coffee’s future.
Date: Friday, June 26, 2026
Time: 9:00 - 9:45
Location: Room 1122
Category: Sustainability
Access: This lecture is free to attend with a World of Coffee entry badge. Register to attend World of Coffee here.
Please note that sessions are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival is highly recommended to secure your seat.
Sunghee Tark, Bean Voyage
Sunghee Tark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bean Voyage, a feminist nonprofit social enterprise co-founded with Abhinav Khanal in 2019. Bean Voyage works with smallholder women coffee producers across Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Honduras, combining farm resilience programs rooted in regenerative agriculture with a market-focused bundle of services designed to help women producers and their families thrive.
Since 2019, Bean Voyage has run its flagship Farmer School continuously, graduating 1,383 women to date, deploying over $150,000 in seed capital, facilitating the direct export of 120+ tonnes of women-produced coffee, and generating $1.5 million in direct farm income. The organization also hosts the award-winning Women-Powered Coffee Summit, now in its fifth edition, taking place in Chiapas, Mexico this October.