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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Non Food
With T2T (Textile-to-Textile) on the way to a circular economy
08.10.2024Have you seen it? Our Active collection includes functional shirts and functional pants made with recycled material, including recycled T2T fibers. The goal of T2T: The reuse of textiles or textile waste generated during production to produce new textile products.
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Coffee
Happy International Coffee Day!
01.10.2024We love coffee and have done so for 75 years. For us as a family business, really good coffee not only means highest level of enjoyment and quality, but also responsibility. It starts right from the beginning, with coffee cultivation considering the well-being of people and the environment.
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Coffee
“Santa Bárbara” from Guatemala, the first great rarity from our coffee program
23.09.2024Already tried it? Our new rarity “Santa Bárbara” is now available, the first big rarity from our coffee program! Tchibo is currently supporting 2,600 coffee farmers in Guatemala, and 3,400 farmers will be involved in the follow-up project.
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Company
75 years Tchibo
09.09.2024It all began in 1949 in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, and today we are celebrating our 75th anniversary. Since 2006, sustainability has been an integral part of our business strategy, the Tchibo DNA and our code of conduct. As a family business, it is important to us to take responsibility.
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Human
Johanna von Stechow on a delegation trip to Pakistan with Development Minister Svenja Schulze
06.09.2024Johanna von Stechow accompanied Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, on her trip to Pakistan. Key topics of the trip: Sustainable and fair supply chains as well as the implementation of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the textile industry.
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Coffee
Launch “c&c toolbox” – Digital platform by Coffee & Climate
05.09.2024Tchibo is founding member of Coffee & Climate who addresses the adaptation of coffee farming to changing climatic conditions. So we are happy to share the news about “c&c toolbox” launch – a digital platform to access top-notch climate-smart practices worldwide.
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Coffee
Tchibo @ 12MIN.ME: Coffee to stay!
04.09.2024Coffee has a future! At the 12MIN.ME event, organized by Kühne Logistics University, Pablo von Waldenfels spoke for Tchibo about our farmer centric support programs, co-creation and technology for more resilience to external shocks in coffee cultivation.
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Non Food
The CN3 series - our "proof point" for longevity among Tchibo furniture
22.08.2024How can we keep our products in their product life cycle for as long as possible? Timeless design, adaptability and modularity as well as a stable construction - factors for a long service life.
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Non Food
Pratibha: How a farm project supports the cultivation of sustainable cotton
14.08.2024By using cotton from “Cotton in Conversion” projects in our products, we support the switch from conventional to more sustainable cotton cultivation by increasing the incentives for farmers and reducing the financial risks.
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Coffee
Blog series: Tchibo coffee program
12.08.2024From 2027 we plan to offer only responsibly sourced coffees. What does that mean? In our blog series about the Tchibo coffee country program, we report on future coffee cultivation, our approach in the coffee-growing countries, project examples, obstacles and successes. Here it starts!
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Company
Tchibo coffee mobile at Christopher Street Day in Hamburg
03.08.2024This Saturday, there was CSD in Hamburg! With our coffee mobile we served our rainbow coffee and of course many other coffee specialties - from espresso to flat white to espresso martini & coffizz (caffeine water with lemon-mint flavor). 🌈 ☀ ☕ Let's celebrate!
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Environment
EarthOvershootDay: Circularity as a solution?
01.08.2024Today is EarthOvershootDay! The earth's natural resources, which can be regenerated within a year, have been used up. One solution could be circular economy, which has been an important topic in our sustainability commitment for years.
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Company
Tchibo "Regenbogen Kaffee" (translated: Rainbow Coffee)
29.07.2024Just in time for Hamburg Pride Week: Tchibo Rainbow Coffee, available in all German Tchibo shops. Because Hamburg is showing its colors – for diversity and variety. So Tchibo does, too! For every pack of rainbow coffee sold, 50 cents go to the Magnus Hirschfeld Center.
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Company
Happy Pride Week
25.07.2024Pride Week starts in Hamburg on July 27th, 2024 - exactly one week before it's Christopher Street Day (CSD). Tchibo is there! With a colorful program - organized by BEans United, a working group made up of employees that is committed to issues relating to equal rights and diversity.
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Coffee
Podcast: Junior farmers in the Tanzania Coffee Clubs
16.07.2024This episode goes to Tanzania and the sustainability project “Tanzania Coffee Clubs”. Here, young farmers learn sustainable coffee cultivation in addition to normal school subjects as part of a school group. Karina Schneider and Aida Guerreiro Brito talk about the project and the school coffee.
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Coffee
Our school coffee, the rarity special edition “Kahawa Skuli” from Tanzania is back
15.07.2024For the second time there is the edition from the "Tanzania Coffee Clubs": In the project, young farmers learn the necessary specialist knowledge at school for environmentally friendly and productive coffee cultivation. The project is implemented in the Mbeya and Mbozi regions of Tanzania.
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Company
Tchibo Sustainability Report 2022/23
02.07.2024In a world full of uncertainty, we as a company are setting an example - for the people in our supply chains, our employees and customers. What have we achieved in the last few years and what are we planning to do? The Tchibo sustainability report answers this for you.
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Coffee
Podcast: 100% coffee from responsible purchasing – how is that supposed to work?
01.07.2024From 2027, ALL Tchibo coffees will come from responsible purchasing. How is that supposed to work? In the new podcast episode, our guest Andrea Gerhard and Pablo von Waldenfels sort through the facts - from climate change to certifications to minimum income.
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Coffee
Tchibo @ World of Coffee on 29.06.2024 in Copenhagen
29.06.2024On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Reena Eddiks was at the World of Coffee in Copenhagen for Tchibo, where, among other things, she was part of a panel of the International Coffee Organization. The topic: Sustainability Mapping.
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Human
Tchibo has also signed individual agreement with IndustriAll to support collective bargaining agreements in Cambodia
27.06.2024For the first time, we have made legally binding purchasing practices commitments to enable higher wages and sound industrial relations in the garment and textile industry. We were supported in this by the ACT (Action, Collaboration, Transformation) initiative.
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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.
