Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Steenbergs Limited has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

Steenbergs Limited Sustainability Profile

Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Steenbergs Limited has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

What do our labels mean?

Steenbergs Limited is a family-owned spices and tea business based in Ripon, North Yorkshire, founded in 2003 by Axel and Sophie Steenberg. Sustainability and ethical sourcing are presented as central to the business, with organic and Fairtrade products, plant-based ranges, and a B Corp certification. The company says it sources direct from farmers, blends and packs in North Yorkshire, and uses practical packaging. Its environmental actions include solar panels, a living roof, an electric car, LED lighting, rainwater harvesting, and woodland ownership and planting. Steenbergs also reports work on carbon reduction, waste reduction, and water use.

About Steenbergs Limited

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
United Kingdom

Steenbergs Limited Sustainability Actions

B Corp certification

Steenbergs is pleased to have become one of over 700 UK B Corp businesses, showing that we’re dedicated to using business as a force for good.

Installed rainwater harvesting

Steenbergs has finished a project today to install rainwater harvesting at its spice factory. This is part of Steenbergs' commitment to reduce its water usage by 25% by 2025.

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Reduced direct carbon impacts

In 2016, Steenbergs began on its plan to reduce its controllable carbon impacts. Here, we discuss how we've reduced the direct impacts by over -90% (before carbon offsets) since then.

Cut water use and waste

2022 has been a tough year for sales and costs. Steenbergs has reduced its environmental impact, by cutting water use and waste and eliminating electricity from fossil fuels. We are carbon neutral and zero waste to landfill.

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Purchased carbon offsets

For 2014, Steenbergs has purchased carbon offsets for 72 tonnes of carbon dioxide, up from 17 tonnes in 2013. This has increased, because we are now retiring even more of the greenhouse gases from our business.

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Steenbergs Limited Sustainability Commitments

2025

Reduce water usage by 25%

This is part of Steenbergs' commitment to reduce its water usage by 25% by 2025.

2030

New carbon reduction targets

Steenbergs has achieved its key targets for carbon reduction for 2016-2025 and has set new targets to 2030 that address carbon generated by distribution of its products to customers.