Sustainability
Impact Report 2024
2024 was an inflection point for us to assess what really matters to us and how we can build ourselves to become more emotionally resilient and forge a stronger team to realise the company’s mission, to mainstream disability and normalise inclusion.
Foreword Coffee received the Company of Good (Champion) recognition, the President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (Small and Medium Enterprise category), and the Xero’s Beautiful Business fund. We received the Enabling Mark (Platinum) Award for the second time in 2024, renewing our commitment
towards disability hiring and an inclusive workplace culture.
These awards were by no means easy to achieve and they speak volume for the work that we do, encouraging our team that what we do is being recognised as being exemplary and commendable – which sometimes we failed to recognise our own good work.
Click below to view our impact reports from previous years
Return and Reuse
We highly encourage our customers and clients to return our glass bottles after they have consumed our drinks during events, and we will wash, sanitise, and reuse for the next events. By doing so, we can reduce the number of new glass bottles that we are using, and help to lengthen the lifespan of a reusable product as much as we can.
Find out more about our catering services here
Giving Waste a Second Life
One of the ways we repurpose waste is by turning discarded milk bottles and caps into beautiful and functional furniture. Each set of furniture (1 table & 3 stools) consists about 200 milk bottles and caps, produced by local company Semula. They can be found at various locations, including First Story (flagship cafe) and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Other furniture are also consciously chosen based on the materials. Some of those include recycled plastic and organic wood fibre, while others are made of cardboard.
Reducing Disposable Waste
We are dedicated to making environmentally conscious choices and choose to serve our drinks in double-walled paper cups. These cups are used for both hot and cold drinks, and eliminate the need for cup sleeves, reducing disposable waste.
Our commitment to sustainability extends to our suppliers, who are carefully selected based on their own sustainability practices, such as the use of FSC-Certified paper and bagasse straws made from sugarcane pulp instead of traditional plastic straws.
Bring Your Own Cup
We believe businesses play a large role in nudging consumers towards more sustainable practices and hence we promote the Bring Your Own (BYO) movement by providing incentives for customers at all cafe locations.
Beyond just environmental sustainability, you may also find out more on how we work towards a more inclusive society here.
