Why we need to take action
Tackling the greatest challenges of our age — human rights, fair payment, environmental and climate protection, hunger and water shortages — will require a powerful lobby. As a traditional family company, we believe in taking responsibility and being part of a movement that takes on these challenges not only with words, but with actions. And that is what we are doing.
Our objective: We strive to do business in a fair and sustainable way and help our customers integrate sustainability into their everyday lives.
We’re ready for the challenge!
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General
Tchibo @ Sustainability Summit 2025
25.06.2025Live on stage: Our colleague Kristina on stage today at the Sustainability Summit in Hamburg. Her message: "The HOW makes the difference in WHAT we do!"
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Company
Tchibo calls for implementation of EUDR
23.06.2025Tchibo takes a clear stance on the current letter from several associations on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). What companies really need now is predictability and legal certainty instead of further postponement.
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Environment
3 years Circular Solutions Lab
20.06.2025We're celebrating our 3rd anniversary: 3 years of the Circular Solutions Lab! Since June 2022, the lab has been dedicated to exploring how the company can become more circular in all areas. It offers a space for experimental and collaborative exploration of new ideas.
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Non Food
Coffee Lover Sneaker wins PETA VEGAN AWARD FASHION 2025
16.06.2025Vegan and animal cruelty-free: Our sneaker from our collaboration with VLACE was awarded in the "Best Vegan Sneaker" category. The sneaker is made of a combination of grape and coffee leather: The brown coffee leather came from roasting residues from our own Hamburg production.
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Environment
Podcast "Brewing Change: Tchibo's Journey Toward Circularity"
11.06.2025In the podcast "The Circular Coffee Break" with Michael Hanf, our colleague Kristina shares how we at Tchibo are integrating circular economy into our diverse product portfolio – from textiles to electronics. Listen in!
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Photo: Circular Coffee Break
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Coffee
The Tchibo Coffee report 2025 is available!
10.06.202537% are annoyed when they throw away coffee because they'd rather enjoy it. We are too! If we had to do without it, we would be missing something fundamental. Plenty of facts about coffee (and sustainability) can be found in the Coffee Report, published for the 14th time this year.
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Environment
Interview: "Bring it! Why Tchibo absolutely wants your old coffee machine now"
07.06.2025Our colleague Karo talks to FOCUS Online Earth about Tchibo's beginnings in the field of sustainability and current projects related to the circular economy - including Refurbished with Tchibo fully automatic machines and the circular baby body.
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Image/Logo: FOCUS Online
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General
Tchibo @ Wedeler Sustainability Day (06/05/2025, Hamburg)
06.06.2025"Sustainable business - is that even possible?" was the topic of the panel discussion our colleague Darius participated in at Wedel UAS during the Wedel Sustainability Day, an official side event of Hamburg's Sustainability Week. The goal: to experience and shape sustainability!
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Environment
Today is World Environment Day (05.06.)!
05.06.2025Environmental protection is non-negotiable: We strive to make our business activities as eco-friendly as possible to protect the livelihoods and economic well-being of each and every one of us. Our commitment focuses on climate protection, water, biodiversity, and the circular economy.
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General
Tchibo @ MOVE Conference for Sustainability Communication (03./04.06.2025, Berlin)
04.06.2025"Corporate podcast as an encouraging listening experience for communicating (difficult) sustainability topics": What stories do we tell there? What are the challenges? Our colleagues Sandra and Karina provide insights into our Tchibo podcast "5 Tassen täglich".
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Coffee
Project coffee "Kahawa Skuli": From school project to project coffee
03.06.2025Back to school: Kahawa Skuli comes from farmers in Tanzania who participate in our Tchibo coffee program. Read more about the successful school project, the "Coffee Clubs" and this high-quality, limited edition coffee.
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Environment
Auf immer Wiedersehen: Tchibo Refurbished
02.06.2025A second life for fully automatic coffee machines – and a forward-looking business model for Tchibo: With Tchibo Refurbished, we're taking another step towards a circular economy. Used machines are purchased, professionally refurbished, and put back on sale.
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Environment
Tchibo @ Circular Republic Festival (22./23. May 2025)
28.05.2025The event for circular economy innovation: Our colleague Karo Reperich was part of the panel discussion “From Vision to Reality: A Hands-On Journey to Circular Innovation” for Hack’n’Talk Circular Hackfest. #CRF25
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Photo: XPLORE
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Company
Today, May 27th, is German Diversity Day!
27.05.2025Tchibo is diversity: Treating people of international origin and different cultural backgrounds with respect is a matter of course. Because the people behind our products are as diverse as our products. Together we remain different! #DDT25
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Company
Sharing is the new having: Thanks to our new internal Tchibo mietbar!
15.05.2025We now have our own internal sharing community for renting and leasing items securely! In cooperation with the Hamburg-based startup fainin, we created Tchibo mietbar: a platform where sharing is safe, sustainable, and uncomplicated. Sharing is caring!
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Non Food
Our first product with a digital product passport is here!
06.05.2025From circular product design to circularity.ID® and the take-back system: How a baby bodysuit sets the course for a circular textile industry. At Tchibo, we embrace the concept of the circular economy and strive to make textiles circular.
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General
German Overshoot Day on 05/03/2025
03.05.2025Our natural resources are limited... and they are now being used up: This is demonstrated by Earth Overshoot Day, which in Germany falls on May 3 this year. This makes it all the more important that we take new paths and drive change – for both humanity and nature.
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Environment
Interview: "Tchibo wants to make green logistics the standard"
01.05.2025Our colleague Sina from Tchibo Logistics talks in move4zero interview about partnerships with logistics service providers and sustainable transport solutions - including reusable packaging, ZEMBA sea freight initiative, rail transport, and electric trucks. Click here for the article!
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Non Food
For the longevity of our products: Suitcase replacement wheels as spare parts for self-assembly
24.04.2025Repairing instead of throwing away – and thus significantly increase the service life of products: Replacement wheels are available for our hybrid suitcases, which can be purchased as spare parts in the Tchibo webshop and easily replaced by our customers at home.
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Coffee
Press Release "Tchibo coffee programme off to a successful start"
17.04.2025Since its launch, the programme has reached more than 13,000 farms across nine countries: Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Tanzania, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Indonesia. Read more in our press release.
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Not perfect – but making bold steps in the right direction
What we have achieved to date
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43.300 farmers
in 9 countries have received support through 20 projects delivered under the Tchibo Joint Forces!® farmer programme since 2009. The programme aims to help farmers transition to more sustainable cultivation methods and to improve living standards.
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98 % of our textiles made with cotton
are made from cotton from sustainable sources (organic cotton, GOTS or Cotton made in Africa).
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100 % eco-friendly power for 13 years
at all of our Tchibo sites (headquarters, warehouse, stores and coffee shops).
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134 million
old PET bottles were processed for our 2021 textiles made from recycled materials, saving 5,500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
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98 %
of our product packaging is recyclable.
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8 factories
have been newly included in the WE programme. In total, 432 factories have been involved since 2008, of which 96 factories are participating in the programme at the end of 2021. In 2021, 4,900 workers and managers participated in activities.
Is this enough?
We understand that our company has, for a long time, had a critical role to play when it comes to sustainability. We know that in some areas, Tchibo is still part of the problem. This is why it is all the more important for us to use our design expertise and business knowledge to become a bigger part of the solution with each day that passes.
For us, there is no alternative to fair working conditions, transparency and environmental protection.
The road is a long one, and we are always looking for solutions that will enable us to protect resources and the environment and to safeguard human rights. We are working to fill the gaps – swiftly and creatively.
