The three legs of ethics
illy's approach to sustainablity
In 1998, illycaffè joined forces with Share Our Strength (SOS), a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating childhood hunger throughout the world. In ten years, illycaffè has donated more than $1.5 million to SOS to end childhood hunger.
To help develop Ethiopia’s coffee-growing community – the birthplace of coffee, and a source of illycaffè’s premier beans – illycaffè partnered with Share Our Strength to launch Cup of Kindness. Founded in 2004, the program has funded construction and ongoing operation of the illy Community School in Moyale Woreda, a drought-stricken community in the Somali region of Ethiopia. illycaffè remains committed to the cause and the program, raising funds earmarked to help build yet more schools in Ethiopia.
