OUR COMMITMENT

In 2022 we embarked on an important sustainability project because we believe strongly in sustainability in the fullest meaning of the word as a way for us to take action in the frontline and to have an influence on the entire supply chain where we are involved both upstream in the green coffee-growing countries and also downstream at the points of sale and consumption of roasted coffee. This path that we took began with a definition of the first materiality analysis of Essse Caffè. We carried out a life cycle assessment of the entire organisation in order to monitor and identify the areas in which the impacts of the business manifest most tangibly and finally, we carried out technological scouting to find the most suitable packaging materials for coffee beans in order to minimise their environmental impact.

Essse Caffè’s Code of Ethics has been drawn up to ensure that the Company’s ethical values are clearly defined and form the fundamental basis of its corporate culture as well as standards of conduct for those who work for or with the Company to carry on its activities and its business. The primary objective of the Code is to clearly lay down values and rules of conduct to achieve the Company’s mission which, when shared, bind us together and strengthen our identity internally and communicate it to the outside world at the same time. The Code contains principles and rules of conduct with which decision-making processes are implemented and the conduct of the Company is guided at all levels.

The scientific approach used in finding the best qualities of green coffee, from the defining of the standard of roasting to the extraction of the espresso in the cup, are values which sum up our company philosophy based on experience and oriented towards innovation. This is why, starting in 1979, we have sought the support of the scientific skills of the Faculties of Agriculture of the Universities of Bologna, Cesena and Foggia, with whom we continue to collaborate. This project, which has lasted more than 40 years, is one of the reasons that we have gained a position of primary authority in the world of coffee, with knowledge that goes from the green coffee bean to the espresso in the cup, from the roasting to the packaging, from the professional equipment to the espresso coffee extraction.
Therefore, to celebrate 40 years of our history, we have decided to publish the book “Scienza del caffè Espresso”, (The Science of Espresso Coffee), in collaboration with Carla Severini, associate professor at the University of Foggia, and Santina Romani, associate professor at the University of Bologna. This book recounts years of scientific research into coffee, carried out under the convention concluded with the University of Bologna. It’s the story of a unique scientific and entrepreneurial path which has now led to the occasion to celebrate a history of excellence which also looks to the future.

The partnership between Essse Caffè and the Umberto Veronesi Foundation comes into being several years ago, thanks to Essse Caffè’s desire and commitment to concretely support the work of the Foundation’s researchers, with special attention to the “Pink is Good” project, which is born from the Foundation’s decade-long commitment and has two important objectives: to educate for prevention and to finance the work of physicians and researchers to find cures for cancers affecting women.
In these years, Essse Caffè has supported the Veronesi Foundation by launching a collection of products with the Pink theme (a ceramic cup and a container of ground espresso coffee). The profits from the sale of these products are destined for the Foundation. In addition, another collection of espresso cups was launched, whose design is the work of the artist Carlo Bonfà with the objective of supporting other Foundation projects.
To these efforts, on a regular basis Essse Caffè adds several other different activities; the most recent is “Un Caffè sospeso per la Ricerca” (Pay-it-forward espresso, or Suspended coffee, for research). We got our Horeca customers involved and asked them to communicate a fundamental message: the importance of the study of cancers affecting women and their prevention. The final clients were been asked to do their part by making a donation equal to the price of an espresso in their favorite snack bar, for which they received a small gift in thanks. The activity was a great success and thanks to the donations received we were able to offer a year’s scholarship to one of the Foundation’s researchers.