Arvid Nordquist

Our Sustainability Goals

Our sustainability work embraces social, environmental, and economic responsibility across our entire value chain, with a strong focus on climate action and respecting human rights.

THE PARIS AGREEMENT

The Paris Agreement is a global climate accord that came into force in 2016. Its core objective is to limit global warming to well below 2°C, aiming for 1.5°C.

Our commitment is to reduce the climate-impacting emissions across the entire coffee production chain by 50% by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement. This includes everything from land preparation and cultivation to transport, production, packaging, and waste.

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We are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and report to CDP. We measure our emissions in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol across Scope 1, 2, and 3, and publish our results annually.

THE UN GLOBAL GOALS AND AGENDA 2030

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 Global Goals and 169 targets for sustainable development in a resolution known as Agenda 2030. All countries committed to leading the world towards a sustainable and just future by 2030, pledging to monitor progress on the agenda at national, regional, and global levels.

Our business is founded on meeting our customers’ needs for quality products, while also ensuring that future generations will be able to do the same.

Arvid Nordquist actively contributes to five of the UN’s 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals:

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Our Sustainability Timeline

  • Climate calculations of all emissions

  • Purchases only certified coffee beans

  • Fossil-free coffee roasters​

  • Introducing renewable laminate in our packaging​

  • 100% Plant-based packaging material

  • Renewable liquefied biogas used for all our sea freight​

  • Sweden's first coffee roastery made of wood is complete​

  • A 50% reduction of our emission in line with the Paris Agreement

Climate Activator is a certification standard that helps companies reduce their emissions in line with the Paris Agreement and take responsibility for those emissions that cannot yet be eliminated. We calculate our carbon footprint, set annual emission‑reduction targets, and plan concrete actions to lessen our climate impact. Our goal is to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, using 2014 as the baseline year.