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Responsibility at Origin.

ECG’s sustainability work focuses on the roots and supply chain of our ingredients: sustainable farming systems, organic spice production, soil health, biodiversity, community support, and systemic accountability across the supply chain.

— AT A GLANCE —

Progress You Can See.

10,000+
Farmers engaged in sustainable farming
40,000+
Farmers supported through fair pricing
1,000 MT
Organic spices produced annually
60%
Women across ECG’s workforce
800 trees planted for every 1 MT of cinnamon exported from Madagascar.
NourishRoots ECG Origin Community Support NourishRoots
— NOURISHROOTS —

Food Support Where It Is Needed Most.

NourishRoots provides recurring food support for lower-income workers and their families across ECG sourcing origins. A practical programme designed around household food security for key agricultural labor communities.

5 Sourcing origins
~500 Workers supported
2023 Programme began
— ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN —

What We Work To Strengthen.

Our sustainability agenda connects productive land, farming communities, and greater accountability from origin to customer.

Organic Spice Production and Cinnamon Replanting
AT ORIGIN

Land

Organic spice production and cinnamon replanting across ECG origins.

Sustainable Farming Engagement and Community Support
IN COMMUNITIES

People

Sustainable farming engagement, fair pricing, and practical support.

Traceability, Documentation and Supply Chain Visibility
THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Accountability

Stronger traceability, documentation, and visibility from origin to customer.

— ECG ACCOUNTABILITY —

The ECG Standard

A centralized sustainability platform being developed to assure sourcing, deforestation risk, and ethical practices — designed to make origin practice and progress transparent.

Read full standard  →
— FIRST PRINCIPLES, IN PRACTICE —

The Work Begins at the Roots.

ECG is building a supply chain that creates value with greater care for the people, places, and practices behind every ingredient.