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Sustainable Business Links and Ideas
Check out some of the tools being used by our members to strive towards low-impact business practices
Alternatives to Oil
The environmental and political impacts of using unlimited amounts of oil for transport is huge. Some of our members are seeking alternatives to oil-dependence in the course of their everyday activities. Bike powered deliveries and biodiesel run vehicles are two main examples.
Biofuel
Those that must travel further distances with bigger loads than bicycles or public transportation can allow, but that are still looking to stay away from oil, have found a solution in biofuel. This is the use of vegetable oil to run a vehicle. The car has to be altered such that it has two tanks, one for diesel, the other for biofuel. The Diesel serves to warm the car up, after which it is possible to run the car purely on biofuel. Check out these links from some of our members on the sources they get their biofuel from!
Peace Coffee uses
www.boulderbiodiesel.com
www.grassolean.com
www.cu-biodiesel.org
www.journeytoforever.org
Just Coffee uses
http://www.greatlakesbiofuels.net/
http://www.prairiefirebiofuels.org/
Larry`s Beans recommends checking out
American Wind Energy Association
Bike delivery
This alternative delivery method is used by some of our intrepid roaster members in to order to get their coffee out to their consumers, sun, rain or (gasp!) snow . Check out these links to learn more about the folks our members have partnered with to make this possible.
Peace Coffee
Grand Performance
Verge Sports
Ekho Heart Rate Monitors
MS Society
Salsa Cycles
Alternatives to Plastic, Styrofoam, and other non-biodegradable, non-earth friendly devices
- Alternative Coffees are now using compostable coffee cups . If you would like to find out more about the products they are
using, you can visit www.coresales.ca
and www.bhumiproducts.com.
- They are also using biodegradable bags, which are be used to carry coffee, as well as doggy poop (but never to be mixed!) :-) Check out these nifty bags at: http://dunwoodybooth.com/canada/outer.php?page=product&product_type_id=742
- Check out this site for more info on green products http://www.greensupplyhouse.com/
Other cool--non coffee related--stuff
Thinking about selling something other than delicious, perfectly ground coffee? Something that customers will be proud to display, both due to its chic-ness, and its socially aware conscious-ness?
Our members are providing cool, ethical products to sell to devoted coffee drinkers.
TShirts
These are a great way for your regulars to proudly display their affiliation...but of course, its a lot better if the shirts upholds the principles of fair trade. Coton is now in the FLO system, and some young upstarts are selling fair trade certified clothing.
- http://www.newkindustry.com/
Alternative Grounds uses:
- http://www.fairtradezone.jhc-cdca.org/index.htm
- http://www.justshirts.ca/
