Blue Bottle Coffee commits to carbon neutrality by
2024
Blue Bottle Coffee announces a significant next step towards the brand's long-term
sustainability goals of leading the food service industry in the boldest, most
comprehensive waste and GHG emissions
reduction movement.
This
commitment by Blue Bottle is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024. This extends
to the entire brand, in the United States and Asia, and from coffee and
ingredient sourcing to guest-use and end-of-life greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for product and packaging. Blue
Bottle will attain carbon neutrality for its GHG emissions first by reducing as much as
possible - including through work with coffee producers to sustain and expand
regenerative agricultural practices - then by supporting carbon removal and
high-quality offsetting projects for unabated GHG emissions. Blue Bottle has a close tie
with Ethiopian coffee farmers through its local partner. In 2022 the company
will publish its accelerated roadmap to achieving carbon neutrality by 2024.
"Since
our founding in 2002, sustainability has been a core value at Blue Bottle.
Sustainability for us means caring for people and planet," said Karl
Strovink, CEO of
Blue Bottle Coffee. "We are steadfast in providing guests with the highest
quality coffee and cafe experience without the need to compromise on our
values."
In
2020, Blue Bottle held true to the commitment of compensating for the
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
associated with its e-commerce business on orders shipped throughout the United
States.
In
2021, the company focused efforts to reduce GHG emissions across four key areas: coffee
sourcing, electricity, dairy, and waste. The company also committed to help
scale regenerative agriculture as part of its 2024 carbon neutrality target. Blue
Bottle made a multi-year commitment to purchase the first available
high-quality, registry-certified agricultural carbon credits. Produced by
Carbon by Indigo, these credits support U.S. farmers
transitioning from conventional practices toward more beneficial agriculture.
By
next year the company plans a major milestone of carbon neutrality through 2024
to bring fundamental changes to Blue Bottle's business operations along with
its partners with suppliers.