At Coinadrink our Corporate Social Responsibility plan is both advanced and flexible enough to adapt to new and impending legislation. We always monitor the efforts we make for the environment, our products and our people, and we take our responsibilities very seriously. Our team works hard to minimise our impact on the environment and you can always be sure that your refreshments are ethically sourced.
It starts at the beginning where we cherry pick our machines for quality, reliability and efficiency. Because of this, our equipment operates smoothly for years to come, thus minimising the risk of waste sooner than planned. All of our operators and engineers have their routes expertly planned to strike the perfect balance between speed and efficiency and they only carry equipment that is fundamental to their job. We have designated waste streams on site that all employees are required to use and all our vending equipment is appropriately discarded of at the end of life.
DS Smith recycles their cups through their waste management systems. To tackle the takeaway coffee cup crisis, DS Smith have designated bins for cups and lids that can be filled and taken..and we’re proud to use them in our offices. It is a ‘closed loop solution’ for coffee cup disposal and recycling, with the paper element of the cups being recycled to create new packaging products – including the box bin. The Coffee Cup Drop Boxes are also made with recycled cardboard, making them easy to recycle too. It is 315 and holds up to 700 single use cups. Read more about this on our blog post.
In a world that is dominated by multi-national organisations, smaller producers are often pushed to the side and forced to accept low prices for their products. Coinadrink is committed to supporting these producers and we specially choose our suppliers that share the same ethos. We believe in giving producers a fair deal and we promise to support ethical production and sustainable development. We are proud to say that many of the products in our vending machines are Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade certified, which means we are helping to protect both farmers and their farms. Recently, we also introduced rCUP to our Refreshment Shop, a 100% recyclable coffee cup made from used paper cups.
Our longevity and success can be attributed to the hard work and commitment of our team. We always invest in their potential to expand their knowledge and experience and we endeavour to pay our staff more than the National Living Wage. The fact that the average length of service stands at 13.2 years emphasises that we are doing something right. We were one of the first companies to hold the Investors in People accreditation and we have since been awarded the gold standard. Coinadrink also has a successful apprenticeship scheme in place and a number of our team have joined us from this route.
