Putting the Planet First

Our leaves might be loose, but our environmental policy couldn’t be tighter.

Sourcing the world’s most premium coffee and tea whilst maintaining a strict environmental promise might be a tricky task. But it’s a task we’ll do with pleasure, time and time again. Simplicity is Sustainability – it’s why we’ll never serve our tea or coffee in bags or pods. Read on to find out how we follow practices as green as the unripe coffee cherries on the tree.

THE EDGE PLEDGE: ENERGY

To reduce energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions.

  • LED-powered lighting and motion sensors
  • We have built our cafés to utilise natural light and outdoor seating to use less power. Our interiors use minimal lighting wherever we can.

    THE EDGE PLEDGE: WASTE

    To manage our waste more efficiently.

    • Reducing, storing, recycling & disposing of waste and packaging responsibly.
    • Customers can request to use the chaff from roasting as compost.
    • We encourage re-usable cups and we sell our own.
    • We offer discounts for using our refillery when customers bring their own container or buy one of ours.
    • We use minimal packaging and focus on the simplicity – our tea and coffee is what you come to us for, not unnecessary paper you’ll throw away.
    • We don’t sell drinks in plastic bottles.

    The EDGE Pledge: Transport

    To reduce the impact of our transport.

    • We do this by reducing the need to travel.
    • We employ staff from the local area to reduce the impact of long commutes.
    • We group our trade deliveries by area to cut carbon emissions.
    • We also choose alternative transport options, where feasible.

    The EDGE pledge: Biodiversity

    To manage our green spaces in a way that protects biodiversity.

    • We are based on former farmland where we allow growth of wildflowers and plants – we never use pesticides on the land around us.
    • We do this by nourishing our plants and shrubs with used coffee grounds and chaff.
    • We use a local charity to supply the plants used in our outside spaces.

    The EDGE pledge: Community-led

    To share good practice with staff, customers and suppliers wherever possible.

    • We are committed to people development and team upskilling. We’re currently part of the kick-starter scheme to help young people get into work!
    • We work with Sussex organisation, Aldingbourne Trust, who support people with learning disabilities and/or autism and help them to reach their potential.
    • Purchasing from local producers to supply our EDGE Store
    • Putting on events to raise the profile of local businesses
    • We support The Sussex Snowdrop Trust and The Gurkha Welfare Trust as our two chosen charities

    The EDGE pledge: support local

    Love Local

    The world moves fast, but we take our time to do things right and support our local community. Discover the difference that extra effort makes.

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    “As a child growing up in the ’60s, my mother was a bit of an eco-warrior - although, in those days, the term would have been “she’s a bit peculiar!” She taught me that if our food was untampered with and locally sourced, it was more likely to be fresh and better for our bodies.


    Frank’s first blend might have set the EDGE wheels in motion, but it’s our commitment to sensible, sustainable practices that has kept us on the right path.

    Step back from the chaos of the everyday and savour the flavour of a local cuppa brewed especially for you."


    ALICE EDGCUMBE-RENDLE, DIRECTOR OF EDGCUMBES