VALUE CHAIN

Our commitment spans every stage of the coffee’s journey: from cultivation to harvesting, processing, packaging, distribution, and finally, the cup. We work across the value chain to improve traceability, engage our partners, and contribute to our sustainability goals.

THE SUPPLY CHAIN

We aim to build partnerships with suppliers based on creating shared value, through a selection and engagement process that integrates ESG commitments.

Supplier selection

DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE OUR OWN PARTNERSHIP CHARTER?

The Partnership Charter defines the criteria that guide our collaboration with partners in the supply chain.

For us, building partnerships means growing together. We work with approximately 900 suppliers, mostly Italian, about a quarter of whom are based in Campania.

Our goal is to ensure that at least 75% of our spending goes to suppliers who have undergone ESG prequalification and qualification and who have ESG contractual clauses in place by 2026.

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Where does our coffee come from?

Our coffee comes from various parts of the world, including Uganda, Vietnam, Brazil, India, Colombia, and Honduras.

When collaborating and working with our supply chain partners, we apply criteria related to quality, traceability, respect for human and labour rights, environmental practices, and governance.

We work together with our partners to gain a deeper understanding of the coffee supply chain, improve its traceability, and contribute to achieving our climate and social goals. To do so, we participate in several sourcing programs, including ofi’s AtSourceV and AtSource+, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe’s NKG Verified, Sucafina’s IMPACT Verified, Louis Dreyfus Company’s Responsible Sourcing Program Advanced, Volcafe’s Volcafe Verified, and Sucden’s Sucden Verified.

Our goal is to source at least 80% of our coffee from certified suppliers by 2026.

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EVERY COMMITMENT REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY

This is why we make our governance documents, sustainability reports, ratings, certifications, goals, and achievements available to everyone.

View the Sustainability Report

The compostable pods for infusions and instant beverages, the 44 mm ESE coffee pods, and the compostable coffee capsules* are industrially compostable and CIC® certified.

*Nespresso ®, *Nescafé ® *Dolce Gusto ®  and Nespresso ® Professional are registered names by Societè des Produits Nestlè ® S.A. Caffè Borbone Srl is an independent producer not connected to the Societè des Produits Nestlè ® S.A. The compatibility of these capsules are for the functional use with home coffee machines by Nespresso ® - Nescafé ® Dolce Gusto ® and Nespresso ® Professional brands.

** The compatibility of Caffè Borbone capsules aims to allow their use with Nespresso ® – Nescafé ® Dolce Gusto ® home coffee machines.

*Lavazza ®, *A Modo Mio ®, *Lavazza A Modo Mio ®, *Espresso Point ® and *Lavazza Espresso Point ® *Lavazza Blue® and *Lavazza Black®  are brands owned by Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. ®. Caffè Borbone Srl is an independent producer not connected to Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. ®. The compatibility of these capsules are for the functional use with home coffee machines by Lavazza ® Espresso Point ® - Lavazza ® A Modo Mio ® *Lavazza Black® and *Lavazza®* Blue®* brands.

* Bialetti® is a registered trademark of Bialetti Industrie S.p.A.. Caffè Borbone S.r.l. is an independent producer and is not connected with Bialetti Industrie S.p.A.. Caffè Borbone capsules are functionally compatible for use with Bialetti® machines.

**The coffee machines are used only as an example, to show the compatibility of the capsules produced by Caffè Borbone. All trademarks and brands mentioned for this purpose belong to their legitimate owners and have been used for explanatory purposes only.