ETHICAL VENDING


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he concept is broad ranging and could refer to serving healthy snacks, sourcing products from environmentally responsible suppliers, using sustainable packaging or promoting fair


labour practices. It could also refer to making sure vending machines are accessible


to all, including those with disabilities, and providing transparent information about the products and services being offered.  to charity or engage in other socially responsible practices are engaging in ethical practices. Ultimately the aim is to promote well-being in people and planet


while at the same time offering products and services that are in demand in a convenient and accessible manner. Closely linked to sustainability, ethical practices are evident where machines use less energy and where companies are making efforts to use sustainable materials in the production process or cut their carbon footprint by changing their working processes. It’s certainly nothing new in vending, and there have been many


  sustainability program. With Regenerative Agriculture at its heart, this next chapter aims to mitigate climate change and reverse biodiversity losses, support farmers in transitioning to regenerative practices, and invest in research looking to demonstrate that more sustainable   Snacking Made Right mission, to lead the future of snacking by


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Good ethics in the vending industry is growing in importance with many examples of vending 


standout examples over the years. Here are just a few from this year … Coffetek has joined The Vendies this year as a Sustainability


partner. Its new NEO Q coffee machine and water fountain is designed to encourage sustainability in workplaces, leisure centres, gyms, and other establishments by promoting the use of reusable cups or bottles.


Also a Sustainability Partner this year, Aeguana strives to provide sustainable and healthy meals, snacks, drinks and coffee machines – providing a complete solution from a single source. With its Boostbar, the company believes it can offer a really smart solution for complete catering. The Selecta Coffee Fund addresses environmental and social  biodiversity, nature preservation and climate adaptation. As Selecta sources coffee from areas running farm-level projects it aims to ensures stability of coffee farmers. The company aims to support at least 2,500 farmer families directly and more than 15,000 indirectly by 2025 through investing in farm-level programmes.


offering snacks the right way for both people and planet, along with contributing to its global goal of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions across its whole value chain by 2050. Created in 2008 with just a handful of farmers, the Harmony


programme now collaborates with 1,360 farmers across seven European countries, combining scale with a pioneering local partnership approach.  volume needed for its European biscuits production under the Harmony Regenerative Charter by 2030.


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