Environmental Policy Statement

Matthew Algie is committed to conducting its activities in an environmentally responsible manner and recognises 
the need to continually improve its operations in order to protect, conserve and improve the environment, and 
minimise the potential environmental impacts arising from our activities. 
In order to achieve our aims, Matthew Algie is committed, where applicable;
▪ to promote sound environmental management policies and practices throughout Matthew Algie and 
conform to all legal requirements as well as the requirements of BS EN ISO 14001;
▪ to promote environmentally responsible procurement of goods and services and to promote 
environmental awareness amongst our suppliers, contractors and partners; 
▪ to use energy and water efficiently and in an environmentally responsible manner;
▪ to minimise waste generated from our business according to the principles of reduction, reuse or 
recycling waste where appropriate, and to monitor the treatment and disposal of residual waste; 
▪ where practicable, use materials and processes that reduce the risk of pollution; 
▪ to minimise any adverse environmental impact of any new development within Matthew Algie; 
▪ to communicate within Matthew Algie and to the outside community, Matthew Algie’s environmental 
performance and objectives;
▪ to raise awareness internally of the company’s environmental impact, activities and performance, and 
to promote individual good practice and behaviour change both at work and at home;
▪ to document procedures and continually progress in environmental performance through setting clear 
objectives, and regular measurement, review and audit of our standards and objectives. The 
Environmental Committee brings together a cross-section of employees from different departments to 
manage this process. 
▪ to align this policy, our procedures, objectives and activities with our broader sustainability goals as 
detailed in our Sustainability Plan.
Whilst Matthew Algie accepts the main responsibility for implementation of this policy; employees have a very 
important role in cooperating with those responsible for safeguarding the environment and are expected to assist
and cooperate in the implementation of this policy. 
The main responsibility for implementation of this policy lies with the Directors. The Policy has been endorsed by 
the Board of Directors who give their full support to its implementation. 
Endorsed: Nick Snow, Managing Director Date: 05/08/2024
Matthew Algie UK & Ireland
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APPENDIX
1. Environmental Management Policies and Practices
Matthew Algie is committed to promote sound environmental management policies and practices throughout 
the company, encompassing all employees, customers and suppliers. Detailed below are examples of these.
Area Environmental 
Management Policies 
and Practices
Details
Employees Leadership Pledges Our ‘Leadership Pledge’ initiative consists of 10 pledges departments 
can chose and aim to achieve throughout the year. These are reviewed 
annually, with feedback given and pledges reviewed and amended as 
required. This is successful in promoting good environmental 
management within our operations.
Environmental Committee 
Goals
Our environmental committee meet quality, consisting of staff from 
across departments and sites. They produce annual internal goals and 
promote these across the business.
Lunch and Learn ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions are carried out monthly, managed by the 
sustainability team. These look to address environmental issues, e.g. 
EUDR regulations, and look to promote environmental due diligence for 
our staff. 
Internal Training Environmental due diligence training is part of our induction process, 
highlighting our environmental management policies and practices, 
relevant for every member of staff. Additional training relating to our 
policies and practices is delivered to relevant staff and reviewed 
annually.
Suppliers Compliance with our 
guidelines and policies 
Suppliers are required to be compliant with our policies and 
environmental management guidelines. This ensures that our supply 
chain are compliant with our standards and are engaged with our 
environmental goals. We have policies detailing our specific approach 
to Green Coffee Sourcing and Purchasing, Deforestation and Palm Oil. 
See Appendix Section 3 for more details on what is communicated to 
suppliers through our Supplier Manual and supplier contracts.
High Risk Raw Ingredient 
Risk Assessments
All high risk raw materials that are bought by Matthew Algie are risk 
assessed and scored based on their country of origin and supplier 
processes. 
Customers Communicating our 
environmental targets and 
practices
It is important that our environmental management policies and 
practices are communicated to our customers via our website, 
packaging and account managers. 
2. Requirements of BS EN ISO14001
ISO 14001 is an environmental management systems standard that sets requirements for handling 
environmental responsibilities and establishing a high quality environmental management system. To achieve 
an ISO14001 certification, businesses must meet certain requirements, including:
• Developing and implementing an environmental management system.
• Conducting a thorough environmental impact assessment.
• Setting environmental objectives and targets.
• Monitoring and measuring environmental performance.
• Continually improving the environmental management system based on regular reviews and 
evaluation.
3. Environmentally Responsible Procurement of Goods and Services
As detailed below, the relevant sections of the Matthew Algie Supplier Manual to ensure that the procurement 
of goods and services is environmentally responsible.
Reference Criteria Requirement
6.1 High Risk Raw 
Materials
When selecting sources for ingredients and raw materials, the 
Supplier should be aware of any identified negative sustainability 
impacts associated with these products (e.g., palm oil and 
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deforestation, cocoa and child labour or cotton and water pollution/ 
scarcity) and implement actions to mitigate for these risks. 
6.2 Prevention of 
Deforestation
Supplier shall use best endeavours to ensure that:
• the Products contain, have been fed with or have been made 
using raw materials that were produced on land that has not 
been subject to deforestation after December 31, 2020; and
• for Products that contain/made using wood, that the wood 
has been harvested from the forest without inducing forest 
degradation or negatively impacting biodiversity after 
December 31, 2020.
The prevention of deforestation is of particular concern in some 
supply chains, including the sourcing of coffee, cocoa, palm oil, pulp 
and paper, soy, tea, timber, sugar, metals, and rubbers. Where 
Supplier provides Products such as these raw materials, the Supplier 
shall:
• Maintain a complete set of records to trace the supply chain 
of Products. At a minimum, the raw materials should be 
traced back to municipality (or equivalent). This information 
should be provided in the Product specification information, 
with any changes to be notified to the Buyer as soon as 
reasonably practical. Commit to a process of continuous 
improvement with the intention of:
o Achieving 100% of high-risk raw materials certified in 
a no-deforestation compliant certification (where an 
applicable certification exists).
o Controlling, monitoring, and verifying compliance 
with no deforestation regulations, policies, and 
commitments in all tiers of the supply chain, 
supported by capacity building for 
employees/suppliers (where relevant). 
o Supporting or implementing ecosystem restoration 
and protection projects with timely monitoring and 
measured outcomes.
4. Environmental Performance and Objectives
Since 2022, we have committed to ‘Net Zero by 2040’, with our roadmap being published. In May 2024, we 
aligned our carbon reduction targets with SBTi and published these on our website (here). This alignment 
provides a transparent and structured trajectory for our targets and reduction efforts.
Internally, we hold quarterly environmental meetings where each year, environmental targets are set in line 
with the four workstreams of our ‘Net Zero 2040’ roadmap. Progress is assessed every quarter, with feedback 
given to the relevant areas of the business. The 2024 environmental targets are below:
Placing GHG 
emissions at the 
core of our 
business decisions
1 Publish our calculated GHG emissions so they are publicly available and update 
annually on progress.
2 Align our environmental goals with SBTi targets and publish.
3 Create, share, and agree scope 3 reduction plan with key suppliers.
Operating efficient 
sites
4 Reduce percentage of waste that is not recycled to less than 10%.
5 Reduce the percentage of food waste produced by 50% from our baseline year.
6 Use 100% renewable gas and electricity in our buildings.
7 5% reduction per tonne of roasted coffee
8 20% of packaging is recyclable. (laminates and valves).
Moving to low 
carbon logistics 
and transportation
9 10% transition to electric fleet.
10 Reduce our fleet emissions by 10% from our baseline year.
11 Obtain emissions data from our top 5 transport providers.
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Sourcing 
sustainably
12 100% of relevant staff trained in human rights and environmental due diligence 
processes.
13 90% of our coffee has at least one certification.
14 100% of suppliers have been sent an up to date copy of our supplier guidelines.
15 HREDD risk assessments and action plan on at risk supply chains are completed.
Helping our 
employees and 
customers to live 
low carbon 
lifestyles
16 100% staff trained on environmental issues.
17 Introduce Cycle to Work.
18 100 hours of conservation volunteering donated by employees, customers or 
suppliers