The Root Co Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

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The Root Co. is a UK ginger beer and ginger shot brand that presents sustainability as part of its business model through B Corp certification, supply chain transparency, and lower-impact logistics. It says it directly imports fresh Tanzanian ginger from a smallholder farm, uses aluminium cans, reuses ginger pomace as fertiliser, and has reduced carbon emissions from sourcing by switching from air freight to sea freight. The company also states that it delivers by bicycle where sensible and has a mission to make better ginger beer do good through transparency on ingredients, supply chain and impact.

About The Root Co

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United Kingdom

The Root Co Sustainability Actions

B Corp certified

As of February 2024, The Root Co. is officially B Corp Certified. Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

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Direct ginger sourcing

The five ingredients that go into each of our drinks are all single-origin, and we are proud to include that detail on the back of every can. The Root Co. directly imports fresh Tanzanian Ginger straight from ONE smallholder farm in Mkomazi. We've now visited our farmers, Dan & Juma, twice. After our visit in March 2025, we summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money for equipment upgrades at their farm. We donated >£2.6k for sprinklers, hoses and tarps.

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Uses aluminium cans

We use aluminium cans for our drinks as it is the cleanest and easiest-to-recycle packaging available, requiring 60-90% less energy than bottled recycling. They're lighter and more packable than glass too, which makes our cycling easier.

Reuses ginger pomace

When you juice as much Ginger as we do, you end up with a by-product of semi-dry, organic pulp matter (the more fibrous parts of ginger root). Luckily, this stuff makes a great natural fertiliser. Our juicing partner in Nairobi, Orchard Natural Products, ensures that this pomace is taken to smallholder farmers in Kenya to keep our process as circular as possible.

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Cut emissions from freight

We have recently cut down on c.80% of our carbon emissions from sourcing our ginger by using sea freight rather than air freight to transport our frozen juices. In June 2025, we filled a whole 40ft sea container with 80 drums of frozen juice and sent it on its way from Mombasa to Southampton.

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The Root Co Sustainability Commitments

2026

Passion Fruit launch

For 2026, The Root Co. says it has poured its energy and passion into a new limited edition Passion Fruit drink, made with fresh Kenyan Passion Fruit plus fresh Tanzanian Ginger.