{"id":30555,"date":"2022-10-24T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=30555"},"modified":"2022-10-24T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:49:05","slug":"bio-bean-issues-first-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/bio-bean-issues-first-impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"BIO BEAN ISSUES FIRST IMPACT REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Bio-Bean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve written about Bio Bean&#8217;s previous B-Corp <a href=\"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/bio-bean-wins-b-corps-best-for-the-world-2022\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"29527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">award<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/bio-bean-innovative-coffee-waste-recycling-at-scale\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">innovative approach<\/a> to coffee recycling. Last week, the company announce their first impact report, delivered graphically <a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/61cbbd75-3a55-4f32-9fa7-ad3aa8fc1c5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and also in a downloadable PDF. In summary, Bio Bean is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The world&#8217;s largest recycler of coffee grounds.<\/li><li>About creating change: at scale, with longevity and with real impact.<\/li><li>A team of tenacious problem-solvers, driving impact and behaviour change through action at scale.<\/li><li>B Corp certified and puts sustainability at the heart of everything they do.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What they Stand For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Certifying as a B Corporation\u2122 2 years ago was a significant and hugely proud moment for the company<\/li><li>They support their colleagues to enable them to achieve their best.<\/li><li>Bio Bean ensures systems, processes and procedures are put in place<\/li><li>In this, their first impact report, they set out our progress made against this commitment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inficaf<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Inficaf is the circular economy in action. It&#8217;s a sustainable raw material for innovative product design and development. It&#8217;s also their newest product, launched in July 2021.<\/li><li>Inficaf effectively displaces conventional, carbon-heavy virgin and synthetic materials.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural flavours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-qubely-image qubely-block-68d078\"><div class=\"qubely-block-image  qubely-image-layout-simple\"><div class=\"qubely-image-media qubely-vertical-alignment-center qubely-horizontal-alignment-center\"><figure><div class=\"qubely-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"qubely-image-image\" src=\"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-24-at-10.11.411.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Spent coffee grounds retain up to a third of the volatile aroma and flavour compounds contained in freshly roasted beans. These compounds make up the taste.<\/li><li>Bio Bean extracts these compounds to produce natural flavouring products. These can be used to displace extracts from virgin coffee beans.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coffee Logs &amp; Pellets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Planet-friendly fire logs for home wood burners and multi-fuel stoves burn 20% hotter than kiln-dried wood.<\/li><li>Not to mention they reduce greenhouse gas emissions by just over 130%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B Corp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In October 2020, the company became a Certified B Corporation TM with an overall impact score of 99.1.<\/li><li>Initially, they saw the B Lab standards as an excellent benchmark for environmental and social sustainability.<\/li><li>Following on from this -and knowing how much the B Corp movement aligns with the direction they wanted to take the business, the company decided to apply for full certification.<\/li><li>Staff are now given one paid volunteer day per year.<\/li><li>All staff have access to an employee assistance programme for help with mental health, financial and legal matters.<\/li><li>Began scheduling regular sponsored social activities to build connections amongst our team.<\/li><li>They implemented a working-from-home policy.<\/li><li>In 2023 they plan to go through the B Corp recertification process, aiming for a score of above 110.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Their recycling solution is two times better than even the best alternative disposal method. We save up to 17 times more in greenhouse gas emissions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Achievements from the Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Clarified our office recycling streams and created guidance on proper waste disposal.<\/li><li>Switched to a stronger pallet wrap for Coffee Logs, reducing plastic use by 31%.<\/li><li>Changed their emergency lighting to LED bulbs, which use 30% less electricity.<\/li><li>Switched to more eco-friendly cleaning &amp; hygiene products<\/li><li>Bio Bean is aiming to increase our average annual processing volume to 10,000+ tonnes.<\/li><li>They also plan to onboard two more nationwide coffee outlet chains.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Bio-Bean We&#8217;ve written about Bio Bean&#8217;s previous B-Corp award and its innovative approach to coffee recycling. Last week, the company announce their first impact report, delivered graphically here, and also in a downloadable PDF. In summary, Bio Bean is: The world&#8217;s largest recycler of coffee grounds. About creating change: at scale, with longevity and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":30560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1837],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30555"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30565,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30555\/revisions\/30565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}