# Tandem Coffee Roasters

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://tandemcoffee.com
**Sustainability page:** https://www.tandemcoffee.com/pages/our-story

## Sustainability story

Our environmental sustainability began a few years ago with our efforts to reduce the use of single-use products in our cafes. Our biggest initiative thus far was to start charging 25¢ for single use cups. Within weeks, single-use cup usage dropped from 70% of drinks down to 40%. Since that success we have continued to look critically at the environmental impact of our company. We have been a 1% for the Planet member since 2020. We are always trying to reduce our footprint and are excited to join Climate Neutral in hopes to offset the rest.

## Emissions (2024)

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

- Scope 1: 24 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 345 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 1,585 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 1,953 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per dollar of revenue — dollar of revenue

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 980 | 0.52 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 317 | 0 | 1,135 | 0.48 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 1,585 | 0.56 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 1** — We plan to replace our gas powered delivery van with an electric delivery van. (source: Vehicle fleet, target: Q1 2024, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 2** — We plan to better insulate our roastery so that we can fully rely on our heat pumps and never have to use our supplemental gas heat. (source: Electricity, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 100% of  our coffee bags to material made from 70% or more post-consumer recycled materials across all coffee products. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2024, completion: 66%)
- **Scope 1** — Implement energy conservation measures to reduce consumption by upgrading our pour over and batch brewing equipment to on demand hot water systems in our cafes. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q2 2024, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — In 2024, we will reuse cardboard boxes from inbound deliveries to ship products to our own customers. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q3 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate all single-use plastic coffee bag across all local wholesale partners. (source: Packaging, target: Q2 2024, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $18,740

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Envira Amazonia (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $3,000 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2017, location: Brazil, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] Hudson Tech HFC Reclamation Georgia (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,800 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2021, location: USA, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] Manantiales Behr Wind Farm (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $6,500 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Argentina, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] SeaTrees Carbon Credit (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $4,400 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees
- [BVC] Tradewater Refrigerant Destruction - Thailand 6 (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $3,040 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2023, location: Thailand, provider: Tradewater

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