ESG & EMISSIONS BALANCING
Read below to find out how we’re working towards a greener, better future!
ESG REPORT
Our ESG report provides a milestone update on Cafeology’s environmental, social and corporate governance Performance.
Since making our original Carbon Pledge in 2020, we have worked to better understand, measure and reduce our environmental impact. In 2025/26, we reached a major milestone by balancing our measured carbon emissions through our offsetting partner Ecologi.
This was achieved through two verified carbon projects: the Macaúbas landfill methane and renewable energy project in Brazil and a REDD+ forest protection portfolio, predominantly supporting Matavén in Colombia alongside projects in Paraguay and Indonesia.
Reaching this point has required significant investment and continued effort across the business.
Our directors and wider team have worked together to introduce more sustainable practices, improve the way we measure and monitor our impact and identify opportunities to reduce emissions across our operations and supply chain.
Balancing our measured emissions marks the successful completion of the target set out in our original 2020 pledge, but it is not the end of our sustainability journey. Our focus now is on continuing to reduce our environmental impact, improving the quality of our data and setting new actions and targets for the years ahead.
Our ESG report provides a transparent overview of this progress, covering our environmental and social practices, waste and carbon monitoring, team and governance structure, future plans and how our operations align with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We will continue to publish an updated ESG report annually, keeping our stakeholders informed of our achievements, latest data, ongoing actions and future targets as we work towards becoming an increasingly sustainable and responsible business.
Looking ahead, our Sustainability Strategy will guide the next stage of this journey, with a long-term ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. This will focus on further reducing emissions across our own operations and wider supply chain, improving efficiency and continuing to invest in lower-carbon ways of working wherever practical.
The threats posed by climate change are particularly significant for the coffee industry. Coffee can only be grown successfully within specific climatic conditions and changing temperatures, rainfall patterns and extreme weather events place increasing pressure on coffee-growing regions.
Ultimately, some of the greatest impacts are felt by the farmers and communities at the beginning of our supply chain. This is why we work closely with our producer partners, building long-term relationships, paying fair prices, encouraging collaboration and providing greater financial security through ongoing commitments to purchase their coffee.
Our approach is focused on reducing emissions first and balancing those that cannot yet be removed. In 2025/26, we completed our most comprehensive carbon assessment to date, measuring Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions across our operations, energy use and wider supply chain.
Our total measured footprint for 25/26 was balanced through our offsetting partner Ecologi, using two verified carbon projects: the Macaúbas landfill methane and renewable energy project in Brazil and a REDD+ forest protection portfolio, predominantly supporting Matavén in Colombia alongside projects in Paraguay and Indonesia.
Alongside this, we continue to invest in practical measures that reduce the emissions we create in the first place. These include increasing the proportion of our electric vehicle fleet, using renewable electricity and onsite solar generation, improving the efficiency of our roasting operation, reducing waste and developing circular solutions that allow materials and by-products to remain in productive use for longer.
Having now completed the target established in our original 2020 pledge, our focus is on continuous reduction and improvement. Our newly established Scope 1, 2 and 3 baseline will allow us to measure progress more accurately year on year and develop meaningful future reduction targets.
Our wider plans include continuing to investigate opportunities such as roaster exhaust treatment and heat recovery, improving energy and resource efficiency, progressing towards B Corp certification and expanding our support for social and environmental initiatives.
We will report openly on our progress through our annual ESG Report, ensuring that balancing our emissions remains part of a wider, long-term commitment to reducing Cafeology's environmental impact.
