Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee is a leading Canadian private-label coffee and tea company serving major retail and foodservice customers across North America. We deliver high‑quality, innovative beverage solutions at scale. Sustainability is an important part of how we operate, with a focus on planet, product, people and governance. Transparent reporting helps guide our approach, supporting continuous improvement and alignment with recognized industry frameworks.

Describe a recent sustainability action or initiative that your company has undertaken that you are most proud of.

We have strengthened our sustainability reporting by formalizing annual disclosures through globally recognized frameworks such as CDP. This has helped us better structure our environmental data, assess risks and opportunities, and establish clearer internal accountability. It has also improved how we communicate progress to customers and stakeholders in a consistent and transparent way.

Why was this initiative important for your team, organization or the coffee industry?

Sustainability reporting gives companies a common language for measuring and communicating progress across the coffee value chain. For our team, it has enabled more informed decision-making and helped develop realistic, data-driven goals. More broadly, transparent reporting can help build trust with customers and contribute to greater alignment across the industry.

Did any partnerships or collaborations help you move this work forward?

Sustainability reporting is inherently collaborative, especially in the coffee industry where supply chains are global and multi-tiered. Our progress relies on strong partnerships with suppliers, customers, and external service providers who contribute critical data and insights across the value chain. This is especially important for greenhouse gas reporting, where upstream emissions often represent a significant portion of overall impact and cannot be accurately measured without supplier engagement. We also benefit from alignment with industry frameworks and initiatives that help standardize approaches and expectations. These partnerships help improve data quality, increase transparency, and support more consistent reporting across the sector. Ultimately, this work reinforces that sustainability is a shared responsibility. No single company can do it alone; progress depends on collective action across the value chain.

What is one lesson or tip you can share with others in the coffee sector?

Start with the data you have and focus on building a consistent, repeatable process over time. A clear structure for data collection, supported by recognized frameworks can help simplify reporting and improve comparability year over year. It is also important to be transparent about where you are in your journey. Credible reporting builds trust, even when programs are still evolving. Don’t wait for perfect data or perfect systems to get started. Progress comes from iteration, learning, and continuous improvement. The hardest part of reporting is starting, but once you do, momentum builds quickly.