The True Price of a Mocha

Your Guide to More Sustainable Coffee Consumption

Inspired by a graduate project at Georgetown University, The True Price of a Mocha is a tool to explore the price and sustainability of coffee shops in Georgetown, Washington D.C.

Explore Georgetown Coffee Shops

Browse our interactive database of Georgetown coffee shops, and see how your favorite café practices environmental sustainability! Sort by price or sustainability, and explore data on coffee bean sourcing and in-store practices.

Find a Café!

Our Methodology

Discover our process for generating sustainability scores for each café, and what we believe defines a sustainable coffee shop.

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The Inspiration

Hear how our project came to life and why we are so passionate about our mission.

Our Story

We're thankful to our sponsor

Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute accelerates action on the most pressing issues of our earth through education, research, and action at Georgetown and beyond.