Sustainability
Environmental Footprint
Tackling climate change and addressing our environmental footprint can seem like a daunting challenge, but one we can’t ignore.
We’ve been working hard for many years to reduce and offset our emissions and that continues to be a priority into the future. Our projects have focused on all sorts of things, from planting trees at home and abroad, to increasing the use of solar panels in our operations and ensuring we don’t send waste to landfill.
Most environmental projects take years of planning and careful thought to deliver, and at any one time we have several different projects underway. However, this can’t be done alone, which is why we’ve partnered with several amazing organisations which we’ll tell you more about, including World Coffee Research, who aim to create a sustainable future for the coffee industry.
Climate Change
Our planet is changing fast. Global temperatures are rising and heatwaves, droughts and flash flooding are affecting some of the most vulnerable parts of the world and impacting farmers producing tea and coffee.
Products & packaging
We’re working hard to make our products as sustainable as possible on the inside and out.
World Coffee Research
The rising temperature of the planet has a dramatic impact on the future of coffee. World Coffee Research are finding ways to mitigate the effect of climate change by creating new breeds through farmer trials, hoping to find new coffee varieties that can survive these warmer temperatures.
Plastics & Circularity
We’re committed to removing single use, unnecessary plastics from our products. We know this won’t be an easy or quick job, but we’re making progress and we want to make sure we do this right.
At home
In the last few years we’ve done lots of work in our Harrogate factory and office to reduce emissions, manage waste and make it a happy place for all our employees — and there’s more exciting work to come, so watch this space.