World’s first 100% compostable paper coffee capsule (sugar cane, bamboo, and paper pulp) Very direct company literature that highlights the severity of the problem and looks to resolve the issue through awareness and a solution Working with an international network of environmental experts to improve every aspect of the agriculture, supply chain, and end product Made the capsules compatible with Nespresso Home Systems® so that new machines do not to be made to accommodate the capsules Created state of the art packaging that hasn’t been seen on the market before.  The packaging is completely recyclable with an oxygen barrier to keep the coffee fresh – one of the most difficult elements with a fresh coffee in a capsule Moved to Sustainable Bankside, Europe’s largest concentration of Sustainable businesses. All packaging conform to EN13432 standard External flow wrap film certified home compostable by Vincotte What do Halo Coffee think about sustainability? Well, in one press release they said “Like many coffee drinkers across the world we were dissatisfied with the capsule coffee industries practices and felt there was not enough investment being put into the development of more environmentally friendly and sustainable products that do good and taste great and that support the circular economy.”  

The coffee that they sell is ‘Deterra’ and it is certified Rainforest Alliance The company is a very small team of investors who are trying to do things ethically Halo have an intern system in place helping people enter the ethical marketing field The first company to combine truly premium coffee quality with environmentally responsible capsules Halo Coffee is a small start up and so until they grow to a more considerable size, it’s perhaps unfair to truly judge their ‘corporate’ social responsibility. However, they are working very hard, doing things efficiently and ethically, and they are pioneering a big idea.

Created a compostable alternative to Nespresso pods which cause a huge carbon footprint issue in that an estimated 75% of them go to landfill Stickers sealing the box naturally break down into CO2, water and minerals Coffee from DaTerra in Brazil - the first farm in the world to be awarded a Rainforest Alliance Sustainability A grade - their highest. Halo Coffee, by default, in making a product that challenges traditional coffee capsules (which are incredibly bad for your personal carbon footprint) are redefining the industry and challenging the ideas that many take for granted. Each Halo Coffee capsule used offers far better carbon efficient properties, and as that grows and the companies is able to have a greater effect on the supply chain, we expect ever bigger things. 

Postal packaging is completely recyclable Repurposing packaging off-cuts Turning printing proofs into gift boxes Oxygen barrier, Halo box, sticky label, and insert are all compostable Packaging is made from bamboo, sugar cane, and paper pulp, and biodegrades within 90 days There doesn’t appear to be much more that Halo Coffee can do in this field, but instead of giving them a perfect score, we challenge them to keep on finding opportunities. If they can achieve all of this in the first couple of years, what could they achieve in the next few years?