Coffee Assurance Services GmbH & Co. KG

The Coffee Assurance Services GmbH & Co. KG is a global assurance service provider delivering high quality, independent, innovative and credible services in the coffee sector, for 4C Verification of the 4C Code of Conduct as well as assurance, integrity and progress measurement in coffee.

As the operator of the 4C Verification System, Coffee Assurance Services is responsible for assuring compliance against the 4C Code of Conduct. The 4C Code of Conduct is the operationalized version of the Global Coffee Platform’s Baseline Common Code that serves as a reference code for baseline sustainability practices in the coffee sector. CAS is therefore responsible for providing training to 4C verifiers, issuing 4C licenses, and evaluating the level of compliance with the 4C Code of Conduct for 4C Units.