As a drug it's actually pretty benign.
But every time I buy coffee, I am feeding the beast of global exploitation and environmental damage.
Compared to drinking coffee, the alternative is: simply don't do that. And if I take the alternative, the carbon footprint, other environmental footprint reduces a bit and reduces the profits of exploitative power structures.
The industry is just a waste of fossil fuels and logistics, really, seeing as it serves no particular purpose because life runs just fine without coffee.
Equal Exchange is a coop that only buys from coops and tries to make sure growers are fairly represented and such.
Also in terms of flavor, all their single-country coffees are good, but the french roast, midnight city roast, etc are so-so.