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We compile all of our environmental and social sustainability efforts in an annual report. In this document you can find out about our actions and lines of work based on transparency and the desire to constantly improve our impact.

Click here to read the sustainability 2022's report

Click here to read the sustainability 2021's report

Intensive livestock farming is responsible for approximately 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change (FAO). To reduce our impact, we do not offer meat in our restaurants and instead, we embrace a flexitarian diet, which consists of 80% plant-based foods and 20% animal products. In our case, we only use organic or free-range eggs and certified sustainably sourced blue fish (such as salmon and tuna) in our menu.

Much of the problem of industrialization is the preservation of food with aggressive techniques and the use of chemicals, which, although they have managed to extend the useful life, they have sacrified the quality of the nutrients. At Flax & Kale, we treat food in the optimal way in each case to maximize its nutritional value without neglecting food safety. Also, we guarantee that the cooking and handling processes are the healthiest and most natural. We bet on non-invasive techniques such as woking, steaming, dehydration or air dry. On the other hand, we never use (nor will we use) a fryer in any of our preparations or autoclaves or pasteurisations.

We are convinced that technological progress is key to improving sustainability in all sectors. Therefore, we are committed to championing and supporting new technological advancements in agriculture, food preservation technologies, waste management, energy conservation, and more.

In 2021, we joined the Plan Net Zero 2030 initiative promoted by the B Corp community. This initiative is based on a strong commitment and the creation of an action plan to achieve carbon neutrality for companies by 2030, which is 20 years ahead of the target set by the UN's "European Green Deal." Following our action plan, in 2022, we calculated the carbon emissions for all our locations across the three scopes. For more information, you can refer to our 2022 Sustainability Report.

Since 2019, we have been committed to using exclusively green energy by sourcing renewable energy for all our locations.

In 2023, we have taken an additional step by investing in the installation of solar panels on the roofs of our production plants, enabling us to be self-sufficient and meet 40% of our total energy needs.

Since Earth Day 2021, we have partnered with Tree Nation to plant one tree for every order placed on our online store. In line with our Net Zero plan, we have planted a total of 11,442 trees during the year 2022, offsetting half of our Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2021.
Every time you place an order on our e-commerce platform, you are directly contributing to the creation of a sustainable forest and the protection of the environment.

We have already planted over 26,000 trees since we started our collaboration.

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Although we are working on using more sustainable packaging that can be composted, it is still not possible for us to completely do it without plastic. In those cases, we choose to use R-PET, Recycled plastic that helps reduce CO2 emissions.

In October 2022, we launched a project for the return and reuse of glass bottles from the kombuchas consumed in our restaurants. In this initiative, we collaborated with the start-up POTS, responsible for the logistics of bottle return and sanitation. During the last quarter of 2022, we successfully recovered and gave a second life to a total of 3,456 kombucha bottles.

Since the start of the program until June 2023, a total of 12,953 bottles have been reused.

We have installed a certified water purification system in our restaurants, allowing us to reduce the use of single-use containers and the transportation of water. Furthermore, we have implemented a resource optimization project where we utilize the wastewater from our reverse osmosis system for restroom flushes, effectively closing the water utilization loop.

In our production plant, we have developed a process to harvest rainwater and utilize it for irrigation purposes in our crops, contributing to a more efficient management of water resources.

Estamos convencidos que las personas son el alma de la empresa y las encargadas de hacer posible la consecución de la misión de esta. Creemos en equipos que puedan sentirse parte activa y para ello nos comprometemos en fomentar esta participación y generar empleos justos y de calidad. Apostamos por potenciar la formación en competencias, los salarios justos, la igualdad y paridad entre los equipos de trabajo. Así como ofrecer oportunidades laborales para grupos en riesgo de exclusión, y por ellos colaboramos con las siguientes fundaciones: Aspros, Ilersis, Portolà y Mezcladís.

In 2023, the Ramon Barri Foundation was established with the aim of researching, disseminating, and improving the relationship between food, human health, and its impact on the environment and society. As its first action, the foundation published the book "¿Qué puedes comer para tener superpoderes? Aprende a alimentarte para crecer saludable y feliz" with the purpose of promoting a healthy diet in an educational and entertaining way for children aged 7 to 12.

The foundation is committed to continuing to develop actions and projects that promote well-being and raise awareness about the importance of a balanced and sustainable diet for the benefit of health and the planet.

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We work to stay up-to-date with progress and to know the latest news related to health and food. We maximize the training of our teams and consider it essential to disclose all this knowledge our clients, interest groups, the community and, especially, the child population. For this reason, we actively disseminate to achieve a healthier society and a better world through free conferences, talks in schools, collaborations, youtube channel, blog and more.