🌱 The Places License – GREEN / Sustainable Tier
3-Year Digital License
For plantations, cooperatives, exporters, and fermentation stations.
 
Where coffee begins — and where dignity takes root.
This license is for Places working with coffee before roasting — as berry, parchment, or green bean. That includes farms, cooperatives, fermentation stations, exporters, or any site shaping coffee at its earliest stages.
 
The Green License helps you apply The Better Coffee Standard during production, post-harvest, and trade. It supports ecological care, ethical negotiation, and transparency long before the final cup.
 
With the Sustainable Tier, you receive:
Full access to The Better Coffee Standard and Green license documentation
The right to operate as The Place [Your Name] or [Your Location]
Branding, language, and identity tools to communicate your work with clarity
Participation in value-aligned trade, sourcing relationships, and educational storytelling
Inclusion in system-wide campaigns, events, and collaborative offers
Access to The Places internal network — shared tools, peers, and strategic alignment
Administrative support from our core team — including legal and operational guidance
Shared pricing models, contract templates, and solidarity-based business tools
Trust-based audits after 3 years (or sooner if needed/requested)
Opportunities to exchange knowledge, organize events, and co-host trainings
Labor and know-how sharing across The Places — agronomy, QC, language, logistics
Equal standing in the network — no hierarchy, no HQ. Each Place defines its path while honoring The Standard
 
💡 The Sustainable Tier reflects the base cost of ethical participation. It keeps the system accessible while valuing your work at origin.
 
💳 Prefer to pay annually?
We offer a year-by-year agreement if needed.
Contact us for a 1-year invoice and onboarding process:
📩 redinkcoffee@proton.me
Subject: Green License – Annual Payment Request
 
You produce more than coffee.
You protect futures.
Be The Place where better practices begin.