# Modern Standard Coffee

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2023
**Certified since:** 2023
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://modernstandardcoffee.co.uk/
**Sustainability page:** https://modernstandardcoffee.co.uk/pages/corporate-social-responsibility

## Sustainability story

As a coffee roastery, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. With 84 solar panels on our roof generating 75% of our electricity, bees hives at the back producing 50kg of honey each year which we gift to our local foodbank, we believe in a society that is sustainable for everyone.

## Emissions (2023)

**Methodology:** Modern Standard Coffee's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Modern Standard Coffee attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 6 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 81 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 87 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 81 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 1** — Install onsite solar panels to power 50% the energy use in roastery in Glenrothes. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q3 2023, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low carbon sourcing/purchasing policy to source 50% of coffee packaging through local supply chains (50 mile radius). (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2023, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $565.5

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $0
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [BVC] Manantiales Behr Wind Farm (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $565.5 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Argentina, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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