Disclosed are: an environment-friendly artificial marble which can release a coffee scent and shows a pleasing natural aesthetic by adding ground brewed coffee or coffee by-products, which are the grounds discarded when coffee is made with coffee powder or brewed coffee and the like, during the manufacture of an artificial marble; and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention relates to an artificial marble comprising, in addition to normal additives, coffee grounds or ground brewed coffee of 10 to 100 wt parts based on an unsaturated polyester resin of 100 wt parts, and the present invention provides the advantages of: being environment-friendly since glass fiber is not used during the manufacture of the artificial marble; recycling resources and also protecting the environment by utilizing coffee grounds discarded as waste for the manufacturing of the artificial marble; exhibiting a more natural texture due to the color of the coffee itself; showing a healing effect for the human body due to the scent of the coffee; and saving other ingredients by adding the coffee grounds, thereby being more economical, remarkably environment-friendly, and having good texture.