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Slang, jargon, lingo, vernacular, parlance, or terminology. Why is it that the words we use in the world of sustainability come under such scrutiny? Often, a word we perceive to mean one thing can actually mean something very different. Even the word sustainability is loaded with various meanings and associations depending on how and when it is used.   I’ve seen industry professionals argue against using the terms sustainability and sustainable because to some these words mean ‘trying your best to do the right thing’, whereas to others they mean ‘effective management of finite resources’, and to others, they just signify...

We believe that coffee is one of the finest delicacies the world can offer and whether you have it at home or get it on the go there’s always a great cup of coffee to be had. However, we also understand that coffee consumption can have a huge environmental impact. As part of our attempts to understand just what we can do to reduce our emissions, we did a little research into some of the ways coffee affects the environment and what the UK is doing about it. Coffee pods 30% of Britons own a coffee pod machine – perfect...

Let’s hit you with a hard fact before we really launch into this article. If you put cow’s milk in your coffee, that milk will, on average, account for around two-thirds of the total carbon footprint of the drink. Astounding, right? Your eco-friendly kettle and fairtrade coffee beans aren’t going to make much of a dent in this figure. A coffee without cow’s milk has around 21g of CO2e, but add a splash of milk and it shoots up to 53g. Order a milk-rich latte and the carbon footprint skyrockets to 340g (source). There’s good news to support this fact....

With there being more than 100 types of sugar being used daily around the world, we’ve been curious to learn more about them, to explore the relationship between sugar and coffee, and establish a somewhat definitive answer to the question of sustainability when it comes to sweetening your hot cup of Joe. In this article, we aim to provide you with some important background information about white and brown sugar, as well as presenting you with some alternatives, in the hope that you will be able to make actionable decisions about reducing the carbon footprint of your caffeine consumption. But...