Costadoro, a high-end coffee producer since 1890, is present in more than 40 countries and has become an ambassador of Italian espresso in the world, always maintaining strong ties with its Turin roots.
Following its achievements in sustainability and social responsibility, Costadoro has obtained the B Corporation Certification.
The latter is awarded to companies that are committed to observing high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and responsibility and that operate with respect for all stakeholders involved in the system: from suppliers to customers, passing through employees, with particular attention to future generations.
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Sustainability
Costadoro takes circularity as the guiding thread of its processes and has numerous internal procedures aimed at reusing and valorising production waste, by-products and packaging. It supports circular research and innovation through partnerships with numerous realities.
Here are a few examples:
Cascara _ the coffee fruit is a drupe that contains two seeds wrapped in a coating called silvery film, a further layer called parchment and, finally, the skin called cascara. Costadoro also reuses the outer skin of the coffee to make an organic product, somewhere between a filter coffee and a tea, in the form of an infusion.
Silver film _ Costadoro also reuses the main roasting waste material, which is the silver film. During the processing stages in the countries of origin, a part of it falls off, while the remaining component is removed during roasting at a later stage in our roasting plant. From a waste material, the silver foil becomes a resource for the production of biogas, a clean and renewable energy source.
Jute and coffee grounds_ even coffee jute sacks are recovered and reused in agriculture to prevent the growth of weeds and to maintain soil moisture, allowing plants to grow luxuriantly. The same happens with coffee grounds, part of the C.orto project, an initiative with several urban gardens in Turin, for their fertilisation.
Research and development _ 415,000 euro investment in research and development to discover new production methods that can improve coffee quality, optimise roasting processes and reduce environmental impact.
Heat recovery _ 200,000 euro investment to recover the heat contained in the fumes coming out of the roasting machines for the purpose of heating the water in the thermal plant and heating the rooms at Costadoro.