Tandem Coffee

Sustainability Story

Our environmental sustainability began a few years ago with our efforts to reduce the use of single-use products in our cafes. Our biggest initiative thus far was to start charging 25¢ for single use cups. Within weeks, single-use cup usage dropped from

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What is Climate Neutrality

A state in which human activities result in no net effect on the climate system. Requires balancing of residual greenhouse gas emissions with reductions or removals. All Climate Neutral Certified brands must meet climate neutrality standards for measuring, offsetting, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from making and delivering products and services.

This certification covers business activities and operations for the following brands :

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Tandem Coffee achieved Climate Neutral Certification as part of 's certification process. 's measurement, offsetting and reduction plans fully account for Tandem Coffee's 2021 emissions

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01 Measure

Tandem Coffee measured Scope 1, 2 and 3 cradle-to-customer emissions following categories and approaches established in the Climate Neutral standards.

GHG Scope 1

GHG Protocol Scope 1

Emissions from energy used in buildings, fleets, and equipment.

9 tCO2e

303 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, air travel, and other activities in the supply chain.

980 tCO2e

Total Emissions

Total Carbon Emissions

The sum of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

1292 tCO2e

02 Offset

Tandem Coffee invested in projects outside of their value chain to compensate for all of their measured carbon emissions. This step supports their climate neutrality designation, and enables Tandem Coffee to take responsibility for historical emissions that can’t be reduced.

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$17,442.00

Tandem Coffee's credits came from:

Emissions Offset

Offset equivalency

For reference, reducing a footprint by 1000 tonnes is roughly equal to removing 230 passenger vehicles from the road for a year.

1292 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

Tandem Coffee has set targets and identified actions to reduce their emissions from operations and their supply chain. These actions will enable Tandem Coffee to emit fewer emissions in the future.

Mid Term Targets

Tandem Coffee has committed to reducing emissions by .

This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Mid Term Targets

This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Reduction Actions

Tandem Coffee is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

Current Year Reduction Actions

What We’re Reducing

We plan do reduce emissions related to transportation.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to replace our gas powered delivery van with an electric delivery van.

What We’re Reducing

We plan to better insulate our roastery so that we can fully rely on our heat pumps and never have to use our supplemental gas heat.

How We'll Reduce It

The walls are bare brick. We will insulate and sheetrock over them.

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We plan do reduce emissions related to transportation.
We plan to better insulate our roastery so that we can fully rely on our heat pumps and never have to use our supplemental gas heat.

In Progress Reductions

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We plan do reduce emissions related to transportation.
We plan to better insulate our roastery so that we can fully rely on our heat pumps and never have to use our supplemental gas heat.

Completed Reductions