AWARDS

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2020 OSLO BUSINESS FOR PEACE AWARD

Today, 12 September 2020, we at Coffee for Peace, Inc. (CFP) received the humbling news that our co-founder and president, Felicitas “Joji” Bautista Pantoja, has been named one of this year’s Oslo Business for Peace Award Honourees. The Business for Peace Foundation in Oslo, Norway, confers this international recognition—often referred to as the “Nobel Prize for Business”—to global leaders who exemplify …

2019 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AWARDS

07 October 2019, The Peninsula Manila, Philippines — The 2019 Sustainable Business Awards Philippines recognized Coffee For Peace for having The Best Flagship Initiatives and for being The Best Social Enterprise. The Sustainable Business Awards recognise companies for their outstanding performance on environmental and social sustainability, highlighting their successes and providing others with examples of …

2018 ASEAN BUSINESS AWARDS

The ASEAN Business Advisory Council recognized Coffee For Peace, Inc. as the Country Winner and the ASEAN Winner for the Small & Medium Enterprise EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY during the Gala Dinner last 12 November 2018 at the ASEAN Business Awards 2018, The Grand Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. We congratulate our farming partners, serving partners, barista partners, community …

2017 INSPIRING FILIPINA ENTREPRENEURS

We’re inspired by the life and work of Joji Pantoja, our CEO at Coffee For Peace, Inc. (CFP) and our Ina (a term of respect for ‘mother’) at PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI). The partnership between CFP and PBCI in advocating Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) principles and practices was once again affirmed last 30 March 2017 when Ina received an award …

2017 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS SINAG AWARD

Two of the young inclusive development leaders we’re training — Sihaya Ansibod(Erumanen Menuvu, North Cotabato) and Twinkle Alngag Bautista (Sumacher, Kalinga) — competed with other leading young entrepreneurs from across the country, representing Coffee For Peace at the BPI Sinag Accelerate 2017’s social entrepreneurial booth camp. Last 10 November 2017, their business plan made it to the Top Five Winners with …

2017 ASEAN PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIP AWARD

Coffee For Peace was given the ASEAN Leadership Award on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication–Private Sector 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Congratulations to our farming partners, barista partners, post-harvest processing partners, investing partners, coffee drinking partners, supplying partners, and management team! Your labor of love and dedication are appreciated by Southeast Asian people and corporations …

2017 ASEAN BUSINESS AWARDS

NATIONAL WINNER, PHILIPPINES: INCLUSIVE BUSINESS AWARD CATEGORY Davao City, Philippines, September 2017 — Coffee for Peace, Inc., a social enterprise based in Davao City, was named National Winner and Regional Finalist in the Inclusive Business Award category during the 10th ASEAN Business Awards 2017 held at Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila. Organized by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), this …

2015 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

21-23 October 2015, New York City. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX Asia) honored Coffee for Peace, Inc. (CFP) as one of the winners of the N-Peace Innovation Challenge. This international recognition celebrates Coffee for Peace not only as a successful enterprise but as a model of how peacebuilding, social inclusion, and sustainable livelihood can be …

2015 U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) cited Coffee For Peace as one of the inclusive businesses helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Philippines. We express our gratitude first of all to the Great Creator, as well as to our farming partners, post-harvest processing partners, quality grading partners, packaging and marketing partners, …

2015 PRICE-WATERHOUSE COOPER

Coffee For Peace was a 2015 Finalist in the Developmental Social Enterprise Awards (DSEA). DSEA is jointly presented by PriceWaterhouse Cooper Philippines, Isla Lipana & Co., and the Benita and Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF).  They aim “to recognize developing, impactful and viable organizations that are committed to social objectives, and can be multipliers of social progress through …

2012 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

In the Philippines, a new kind of business movement is taking root—one that measures success not only by profit, but by its impact on people and peace. Among the pioneers of this emerging approach is Coffee for Peace (CFP), a social enterprise based in Davao that sources coffee directly from indigenous and smallholder farming households in conflict-affected areas …

2010 PHILIPPINE BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS

By Joji Pantoja The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and Citibank Philippines recognized the vision of Coffee for Peace (CFP) as a viable social enterprise during the Business in Development (BiD) Challenge Philippines 2010. CFP received a reward of PhP 100,000 from PBSP-Citibank as one of the ten winners in the BiD Challenge Philippines 2010. In that same event, I was also …

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact