Sustainability | Commonplace Coffee

SUSTAINABILITY AT

COMMONPLACE COFFEE

ENVIRONMENTAL

Each coffee we enjoy depends on environmental factors that nurture the coffee tree from seed to sprout to bean.
Here’s how we aim to protect the factors that make growing coffee possible.

SUSTAINABILITY AT

COMMONPLACE COFFEE

ENVIRONMENTAL

Each coffee we enjoy depends on environmental factors that nurture the coffee tree from seed to sprout to bean. Here’s how we aim to protect the factors that make growing coffee possible.

SUSTAINABILITY AT

COMMONPLACE COFFEE

ENVIRONMENTAL

Each coffee we enjoy depends on environmental factors that nurture the coffee tree from seed to sprout to bean. Here’s how we aim to protect the factors that make growing coffee possible.

LORING S35 KESTREL
COFFEE ROASTER

Loring’s hot air recirculation system drastically reduces emissions, without the need for an external afterburner. Loring users have reported up to 80% fuel reduction compared to conventional drum roasters.

Their stainless steel hybrid coffee roasters are designed and manufactured in the USA.

LORING S35 KESTREL
COFFEE ROASTER

Loring’s hot air recirculation system drastically reduces emissions, without the need for an external afterburner. Loring users have reported up to 80% fuel reduction compared to conventional drum roasters.

Their stainless steel hybrid coffee roasters are designed and manufactured in the USA.

COMPOSTING & GARDENING

Coffee grounds, burlap, and coffee chaff are generated by shipping, brewing, and roasting processes at our cafes and headquarters. We’ve teamed up with the following local composting partners to make the most of our waste:

COMPOSTING & GARDENING

Coffee grounds, burlap, and coffee chaff are generated by shipping, brewing, and roasting processes at our cafes and headquarters. We’ve teamed up with the following local composting partners to make the most of our waste:

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

To-go cups & lids: commercially compostable
Iced lids: straw-free*
Reusable cup discount

We are always researching the possibility of adding more sustainable packaging options to our lineup!

*Straws available upon request

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

To-go cups & lids: commercially compostable
Iced lids: straw-free*
Reusable cup discount

We are always researching the possibility of adding more sustainable packaging options to our lineup!

*Straws available upon request

OAT MILK

In addition to whole or skim milk from local Turner Dairy Farms, all of our cafes serve vegan, gluten-free Oatly milk at no additional cost.

Oatly’s holistic F.A.R.M. (Future Agriculture Renovation Movement) program is focused on:

Sequestering carbon in soil and perennials
Improving downstream water quality
Enabling farmers to trial and develop new practices
Building generational security in farm families
Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions

“We’re moving from a zero-sum sustainability concept to the concept of regenerative agriculture, which builds it back better. Improve soil health, improve agriculture, improve farmer livelihoods.”

-Julie Kunen, Director of Sustainability for Oatly North America

OAT MILK

In addition to whole or skim milk from local Turner Dairy Farms, all of our cafes serve vegan, gluten-free Oatly milk at no additional cost.

Oatly’s holistic F.A.R.M. (Future Agriculture Renovation Movement) program is focused on:

Sequestering carbon in soil and perennials
Improving downstream water quality
Enabling farmers to trial and develop new practices
Building generational security in farm families
Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions

“We’re moving from a zero-sum sustainability concept to the concept of regenerative agriculture, which builds it back better. Improve soil health, improve agriculture, improve farmer livelihoods.”

-Julie Kunen, Director of Sustainability for Oatly North America

TEAPIGS

We partner with Teapigs to bring our community high quality, whole leaf tea. Teapigs is a certified B Corp, which means they have been audited and meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. They were also the first tea company to have certified plastic-free packaging.

TEAPIGS

We partner with Teapigs to bring our community high quality, whole leaf tea. Teapigs is a certified B Corp, which means they have been audited and meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. They were also the first tea company to have certified plastic-free packaging.

COFFEE BAGS

Our bags are made of Biotrē™ 1.0, which contains 60% renewable plant-based materials by weight.

COFFEE BAGS

Our bags are made of Biotrē™ 1.0, which contains 60% renewable plant-based materials by weight.

GAEASTAR CUPS

Our Garfield, Mexican War Streets, and Rockwell Park cafe locations carry GaeaStar clay cups. This unique vessel option can be added to any to-go order for $3. This clay cup is an alternative to our traditional compostable to-go cups, and it can be reused, repurposed, and returned to the earth. The cups are made of clay, water, and salt – that's it!

GAEASTAR CLAY CUPS

Our Garfield, Mexican War Streets, and Rockwell Park cafes carry GaeaStar clay cups. This innovative vessel can be added to any to-go order for $3. This clay cup is an alternative to our traditional compostable to-go cups, and it can be reused, repurposed, and returned to the earth. The cups are made of clay, water, and salt – that's it!

PEOPLE

People are what make good coffee worth having. Here’s how we aim to build sustainable relationships locally and globally.

SOURCING RELATIONSHIPS

We work to build long term relationships by purchasing from smallholder community groups, often increasing the amount we purchase year over year as we grow. We desire to build sustainability in our corner of the specialty coffee industry by:

Purchasing coffee at premium prices
Building through consistent, long term buying relationships

Learn more about how we seek to create sustainability within the supply chain by reading our most recent Annual Accountability Report.

Pictured: Nesru Aba Nura, courtesy of Osito Coffee

SOURCING RELATIONSHIPS

We work to build long term relationships by purchasing from smallholder community groups, often increasing the amount we purchase year over year as we grow. We desire to build sustainability in our corner of the specialty coffee industry by:

Purchasing coffee at premium prices
Building through consistent, long term buying relationships

Learn more about how we seek to create sustainability within the supply chain by reading our most recent Annual Accountability Report.

Pictured: Nesru Aba Nura, courtesy of Osito Coffee

STAFF COMMUNITY

We work hard to build an organization that attracts and retains talented individuals. To that end, over the past five years we've introduced medical, vision, and dental insurance plans, Paid Time Off for all staff, formalized review and wage increase protocols, and more. In a high turnover industry, we're proud to say that (as of May 2023) over 60% of our staff has been with us for at least one year. Our average tenure is more than two years.

STAFF COMMUNITY

We work hard to build an organization that attracts and retains talented individuals. To that end, over the past five years we've introduced medical, vision, and dental insurance plans, Paid Time Off for all staff, formalized review and wage increase protocols, and more. In a high turnover industry, we're proud to say that (as of May 2023) over 60% of our staff has been with us for at least one year. Our average tenure is more than two years.