2023/24 GOALS
7. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: What do we want to achieve by 2025?
Read more about our priorities for action across our five pillars over the next two years.
This will lay the foundations for our net zero journey, and bring alignment in the time periods that we will work towards for our environmental, social and economic sustainability objectives. From 2025 onwards our intention is to work on a 5-year planning cycle across our five pillars.
Our five-pillar plan:
1
Sustainable Sourcing of Coffee
Ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability
2
Sustainable Sourcing of Other Products
Espresso Warehouse, machines and internal products
3
Environment
Reducing our environmental impact at our operational sites
4
Investing in Our People
Ensuing MA is a great place to work and that we invest in our staff.
5
Engaging with Our Community
Fulfilling our social responsibility
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING OF COFFEE
New 2023 & 2024 Goals
1
90% of coffee has at least one certification
2
Launch 3 new partnership projects at origin
3
Visit at least 3 key sourcing origins
4
Provide 70% of Core suppliers with coffee contracts prior to or in the first month of the harvest season
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING OF OTHER PRODUCTS
New 2023 & 2024 Goals
1
20% recyclable coffee packaging
2
100% of relevant staff trained in human rights and environmental due diligence processes
3
100% traceability of high-risk raw materials
4
Share our updated supplier guidelines with all suppliers
REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
New 2023 & 2024 Goals
1
50% reduction in food waste
2
100% LEDs across sites
3
10% electric fleet
4
10% decrease in car and van miles
5
100% staff trained on environmental issues
ENGAGING OUR PEOPLE
New 2023 & 2024 Goals
1
Create new employee benefit and wellbeing schemes that fit the Group values
2
100% employee reviews conducted and managed via PeopleHR
3
100% new employees complete standardised induction process
ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY
New 2023 & 2024 Goals
1
Become headline corporate sponsor of the Wild Action Fund
2
Become Gold sponsor of the Native Woodland Trust (Ireland)
3
200+ hours of conservation volunteering
4
Provide employability training to 100+ young people
5
Establish three local charity partners supported by three employee fundraising champions
6
Launch our ‘cup of causes’ collection of charitable initiatives. A tiered donation will be put in place for our customer survey, meaning that the more responses we get, the larger the donation