Doing is everything
We are committed to create a good impact

Zèta x Nespresso

The story of sneakers made with coffee grounds

Nespresso teamed up with the french start-up Zèta to create the RE:GROUND sneakers line, handcrafted in Portugal and in which each pair is made with 80% recycled and sustainable materials, including 12 Nespresso espresso grounds.
This shoes are sold exclusively at https://www.zeta-shoes.com/

”Doing is Everything” TV Show by Nespresso

 “Doing is everything” sets the tone for a series of relaxed conversations about how can we all make a difference in our daily lives, with small gestures: contributing to zero waste in our kitchens, home vegetable gardens, use of coffee grounds in rice fields, reuse of objects that we thought were no longer useful or even the way we move.

Doing is Everything with Chef Kiko

 The renowned Portuguese Chef shares several tips for reusing meals and also a recipe for reusing leftover rice: Nasi Goreng.

Doing is Everything with João Cajuda

 Traveling can also be sustainable with these tips. Use alternative ways of transport such as train, bicycle or on your foot; leave a note in the hotel room not to exchange towels for new ones. Behaviors that can make big differences in the environment.

Doing is Everything – Recycling is feeding

 Recycling is feeding - a Portuguese project that has already been replicated in other countries. Using the coffee grounds from the capsules in an agricultural compost for rice fields at Alcácer do Sal. Every year, the rice is purchased by Nespresso and donated to the Food Bank - another way to reuse coffee grounds.

Doing is Everything with Vanessa Teodoro

 Recycling and reusing can also be an art. The Portuguese artist Vanessa Teodoro shows us how creativity is the key to reuse old materials and transform them into a piece of art – the Nespresso windows made by the artist are proof of this.

Doing is Everything with Isabel Silva

 Small gestures make a huge difference. In this latest episode, Isabel tells us how she incorporates small sustainable behaviors into her daily life, in an easy and practical way: using reusable bags, having a small vegetable garden at home, recycling her coffee capsules, among others. Good tips to follow and share.

OUR COMMITMENTS

 And working together, our biggest achievement 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 farmers’ livelihoods.
  • Make our cup completely 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.

Our sustainability ambitions are:

  • - 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 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 are committed to your cup being carbon neutral by 2022.
  • We are continuing to reduce the footprint of each cup.

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 working across the entire lifecycle of a single cup of coffee in order to reduce its carbon footprint and help us reach our goals.
So, we invite you to explore the environmental impact of your cup of coffee – from beginning to end.

Three sides to every story

The main chapters of your coffee’s carbon footprint*:

Chapter 1:
How a cup of coffee is prepared.

Chapter 2:
How green coffee is cultivated and transported.

Chapter 3:
How the coffee is packaged.

*Source: Quantis 2020 Swiss B2B LCA

The Main Actors

Almost half of your coffee’s carbon footprint (45%) comes from how it’s prepared at home from brewing to cup-washing

The precision brewing system uses only what’s needed – optimizing coffee, energy and water usage – making it a sustainable way to enjoy coffee.



*Source: Quantis 2018 Swiss B2C LCA Find out more

The Plot Thickens

The way green coffee is cultivated and transported accounts for 35% of each cup’s carbon footprint*

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.

Source: Quantis 2018 Swiss B2C LCA Find out more about the AAA Program

A New Chapter

At 14%, packaging is the 3rd contributor to your coffee’s carbon footprint*.

To further reduce it, our goal at Nespresso is to have our Original and Vertuo capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium by the end of 2021.

More about our circularity initiative

Plus, when you recycle capsules you further reduce the carbon footprint of your cup of coffee.

Closing Credit

In 2018, 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 coffee.

The study has been reviewed by independent experts and followed ISO 14040/44 standards.

It is based on:

  • 110ml of Lungo Nespresso
  • An Inissia machine
  • In Switzerland

 Find out more

DOING IS EVERYTHING
CINDY ROMERO, COFFEE ARTIST

CINDY ROMERO, COFFEE ARTIST

 "Care is being respectful of what nature gives"
EMI MAHMOUD, Poet, Activist

EMI MAHMOUD, Poet, Activist

 "Care is a gift and a promise"
ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ, NESPRESSO COFFEE MASTER

ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ, NESPRESSO COFFEE MASTER

 "Care is elevating the unique flavors of every coffee"
ANDERSON MORAN, COFFEE ARTIST

ANDERSON MORAN, COFFEE ARTIST

 "Care is protecting my family"
Dr. Nyagoy Nyong'o, CEO Fairtrade International

Dr. Nyagoy Nyong'o, CEO Fairtrade International

 "Care is taking action on behalf of fairness and sustainability"
Juliana Correa, Nespresso Agronomist

Juliana Correa, Nespresso Agronomist

 "Care is improving the quality of life for farmers"
GEORGE CLOONEY, NESPRESSO BRAND AMBASSADOR

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

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

GUILLAUME LE CUNFF, CEO OF NESPRESSO

 "I truly believe that both our business and the coffee industry can be a force for good"

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