Environmental sustainability is one of our guiding principles. A sustainable business philosophy involves adopting the idea that it is responsible for the products and services it provides from inception to end use. All of our coffees are 100% organic certified by OCIA International and grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. All of our coffees are also grown under a shade of canopy, preserving the natural habitat for local fauna.

Our coffee roaster uses an infrared burner and is extremely fuel efficient (uses 40% less fuel than traditional open air burners). We also use a catalytic oxidizer that cleans the exhaust gases during roasting. Using platinum/paladium bricks as catalyst, catalytic oxidizers are 65% more energy efficient than conventional thermal oxidizers.

There has never been a more important time than now to reduce our carbon emmisions. Our strategy to operate as a carbon neutral business involves identifying sources of carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and balancing the remaining emmisions through the purchase of carbon offsets from the non-profit group, carbonfund.org.

In partnership with the UBC Compost Project, over 10,000 lbs of our coffee grounds are diverted from local landfills to sustainable composting every year.  Not only does this reduce the need to purchase fertilizers, it also reduces harmful emissions originating from landfills. We even use clear cups made from corn and utensils made from wood so they can be composted!