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Corporate Social Responsibility
WE ARE COMMITED TO CREATING A POSITIVE IMPACT.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
"I truly believe that both our business and the coffee industry can be a force for good"
Guillaume Le Cunff, CEO of Nespresso.
OUR COMMITMENTS
AND WORKING TOGETHER, OUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS ARE STILL AHEAD OF US
Doing is everything.
We will keep doing everything we can to produce some of the finest coffee that preserves the best of our world.
Here are our three commitments to make coffee a force for good:
- Reducing, reusing and recycling.
- Supporting farmer’s livelihoods.
- Make your cup fully carbon neutral by 2022.
Everything for positive impact.
We are convinced that coffee can be a force for good because it can shape communities and preserve landscapes for the better.
By the end of 2020 we will reach the goals of our current sustainability ambitions:
- Sourcing all our coffee sustainably.
- Making our own operations carbon neutral.
- Offering to more than 90% of our customers, easy access to a collection point to recycle used capsules.
Everything for wasting nothing.
We commit to accelerate our efforts in reducing, reusing and recycling.
- We have already started using recycled aluminium in our professional capsules.
- We have already set up capsule collection systems for the infinitely recyclable aluminium of our capsules.
- The infinitely recyclable aluminium from our capsules can have a second life after use, and never wasted.
Everything for going neutral.
The new reality we are all facing has also moved us to accelerate our plans in order to achieve in 2 years what we had initially planned to accomplish over the course of 10 years.
- We commit that by the end of 2022 your cup of Nespresso will be fully carbon neutral.
- We are continuing to reduce the footprint of each cup.
- We are expanding tree planting in and around coffee farms to compensate the remaining CO2 emissions with our NGO partners, the Rainforest Alliance, and PUR Project.
Everything for their tomorrow.
Creating a better tomorrow for farmers has always been our priority. That is why our commitment is to ensure farmers achieve a stable and viable living from coffee.
- We will continue to build on 20 years of partnership with farmers, paying premium coffee prices and encouraging sustainable practices.
- We are reducing risk from market and currency unpredictability and ensuring farmers can make a living off their work.
- We will work with our partners at Fairtrade to increase the share of our certified coffees.
UNCOVERING THE STORY OF A CUP’S CARBON FOOTPRINT
Behind The Scenes.
When it comes to your coffee’s carbon footprint, it’s what you don’t see that makes all the difference.
We are looking across the entire lifecycle of a single cup of coffee in order to reduce its carbon footprint and help us reach our goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2022.
So, we invite you to explore with us the environmental impact of your cup of coffee – from beginning to end.
Three Sides to Every Story.
- Chapter 1:
- How green coffee is cultivated and transported.
- Chapter 2:
- How a cup of coffee is prepared.
- Chapter 3:
- How the coffee is packaged.
1Source: Quantis 2020 Swiss B2B LCA
The Main Actors.
The way green coffee is cultivated and transported accounts for 45% of each cup’s carbon footprint1.
That’s why using a precise amount of coffee in our capsules and promoting sustainable farming practices are key to improving our carbon footprint and helping us reach our goal of becoming carbon neutral.
1Source: Quantis 2020 Swiss B2B LCA
The Plot Thickens.
More than a third of your coffee’s carbon footprint (37%) comes from how it’s prepared from brewing to cup-washing1.
The Nespresso Professional precision brewing system uses only what’s needed to prepare a cup of coffee – optimizing coffee, energy and water usage – making it a sustainable way to enjoy coffee.
1Source: Quantis 2020 Swiss B2B LCA
A New Chapter Begins.
At 8%, packaging is only the 4th largest contributor to your coffee’s carbon footprint1.
Plus, when you recycle Nespresso Professional capsules, you further reduce the carbon footprint of your cup of coffee.
1Source: Quantis 2020 Swiss B2B LCA
Closing Credit.
In 2020, we brought in the expertise of Quantis, a globally recognized sustainability consulting group, to conduct a Product Life Cycle Assessment of a cup of Nespresso Professional coffee.
The study has been reviewed by independent experts and followed ISO 14040 / 14044 standards. It is based on:- 40ml of Espresso cup of Nespresso
- Nespresso Professional system
- In Switzerland
All giving us a better perspective of our environmental impact.
DOING IS EVERYTHING.
MINIMALIST.
Brewing one cup of Nespresso coffee uses a precise amount of ground coffee, water and energy, optimizing these resources.
RE-RE-RE-RECYCLE.
Nespresso capsules are recyclable. All aluminium capsules collected by Nespresso are recycled.
THE STORY CONTINUES.
Nespresso capsules are made with aluminium, which is infinitely recyclable.
SUSTAINABLE.
With ‘U’ we can be more sustainable. Thank you for continuing this journey with us.
THANK YOU.
We’re committed to making recycling more convenient. Thank you for continuing this journey with us.
GEORGE CLOONEY, Nespresso BRAND AMBASSADOR
"These ambitions and vision build on a commitment to sustainability that I have been privileged to have been involved in over the last seven years"
TRISTAN LECOMTE, CO-FOUNDER, PUR PROJET
"Nespresso is clearly showing a strong will to tackle its own carbon emissions via this ambitious and qualitative carbon neutral program."
GUILLAUME LE CUNFF, CEO OF Nespresso
"I truly believe that both business and coffee industry can be a force for good."