In many countries, Coffee Association of Canada members work with local communities to educate growers on better environmental practices. The results are higher prices paid to growers.

In Costa Rica, Coffee Association of Canada members support programs that protect the environment and also provide many communities with water recycling, ensuring clean, safe drinking water.

In the Pijao region of Colombia, Coffee Association of Canada members helped improve local water quality. that meant better water for agriculture and a safer water supply for the communities in the area.
In Mexico and numerous other countries, farmers are given the educational, technical and financial support necessary to:
- help them select varieties of coffee bean trees best suited to local soil conditions
- help them prevent infections in the trees
- help them prevent soil erosion
- help them improve treatment techniques after the beans have been harvested