Our caravan of sustainable love
Sustainability is bandied about, there's a lot of green wash with people paying "lip service" to operating as a green business. We've been doing it inherently from the get go - it's our DNA.
Often referred to as "one of the most sustainable businesses in Wellington" and "the leader in sustainable business practices in the coffee industry in New Zealand", we are truly committed to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable business practices. This ethos is echoed throughout our entire business, including our flagship Celcius Cafe, in Petone.
In May 2011, Celcius Coffee was the very proud recipient of the 2011 DominionPost Gold Awards "Green Gold" Award, which is awarded for positive and sustainable business practices. A huge accolade for our business, showing the world we really do 'walk the walk' and there's NO GREENWASH HERE! Visit www.goldawards.co.nz to read more.
Our Steps Towards A Sustainable Future (There's some good reading in here)
Roasting 100% fairtrade coffee so the coffee farmers are guaranteed a better deal.
Roasting 100% organic coffee which benefits the environment and the health of the coffee farmers
and their communities.
Becoming New Zealand’s first certified carbon neutral coffee company. In practical terms this means
our coffee is delivered emissions free.
Developing "SweetGrounds" a soil conditioner product which incorporates waste coffee grounds and
naturally occuring minerals. SweetGrounds provides a sustainable use for a waste product which
would otherwise clog up the waste system or go to landfill.
Developed the “IdealCup” a reusable takeaway coffee cup. The IdealCup is designed to be used
instead of disposable plastic lined takeaway cups, which after use end up in landfill
www.idealcup.co.nz
Operating a Sustainable Packaging Policy which aims at using only the most environmentally
friendly packaging across the whole business. The policy aims to eliminate all packaging waste that
goes to landfill.
Operating a Waste Management Policy which aims at zero waste to landfill. This will be achieved
through reducing, reusing and recycling waste where possible.
Developing and implementing a Sustainable Business Policy which states our commitment to
business sustainability. This commitment is undertaken by the whole business in all aspects of our
activities.
Developing and implementing a Sustainable Purchasing Policy which addresses the purchasing of
local environmentally friendly products provided they represent value for money. Purchasing
decisions will also be made in the context of the waste hierarchy – reduce, reuse, and recycle and
the disposal of residual waste safely.
Participating in the "Conscious Consumers Café Project" which awards badges to cafes that have
demonstrated a commitment to socially and environmentally conscious business practices. We
have all nine badges available in the programme - http://www.consciousconsumers.org.nz/.
Keep watching... we never stop looking for ways we can become even more sustainable - for the better of our family, our community and our environment!