About Grounds for Change

Grounds for Change is commitment to the triple bottom line - the social, environmental and financial implications of conducting business. Out of this concept grows premium quality, great service and a passion for their trade. The end result is a truly exceptional cup of coffee. Every single bean that they roast is Fair Trade Certified™, Organic Certified, CarbonFree® Certified and Shade Grown, which means the possibility of a real livelihood for coffee growers, a breath of fresh air for the planet, zero net carbon emissions from “crop to cup” and healthy forests for migratory songbirds.

We became a B Corp to join with a larger community of businesses aligned to demonstrate that you can be successful while taking the well-being of workers and the environment into account.

The Change We Seek™

Grounds for Change is passionate about operating as a green business and they recently received a Washington award for Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability. They are a member of 1% for the Planet and donate well over 1% of their total sales to various environmental organizations. Their donations have helped to support a local elementary school’s environmental stewardship program, advocate for migratory songbirds impacted by coffee cultivation, restore salmon habitat, and support collectives of women coffee producers and their families in Peru and Mexico.

They recycle all of their burlap coffee bags by donating them to local organic farmers to be used as weed barriers and erosion control. All of the chaff by-product of the roasting process goes to local farmers for use as fertilizer on their organic farms. They offset 100% of their carbon dioxide emissions (CarbonFree® Certified Product) and purchase only Green Power.

They are the first coffee roaster in the country to complete the rigorous third-party certification process necessary to obtain the CarbonFree® Certified Product label. To get a product certified CarbonFree®, a company must submit the item for a detailed Life Cycle Analysis, a third-party process that formally scrutinizes the carbon emissions associated with every step in production. The resulting analysis accounts for all carbon dioxide emissions starting with a coffee plant and ending with an empty bag of coffee.

Grounds for Change

• Industry: Food & Beverage
• Location: Poulsbo, WA
• http://www.groundsforchange.com/