GREEN INITIATIVE
PURE GREEN IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND NURTURING THE PLANET
OUR COMMITMENTS
- Local & Organic Sourcing of Ingredients
- Reducing our Carbon Footprint
- Sustainable-Focused Distributors & Vendors
- Sustainable Construction Materials
- Use of Imperfect Produce
- Plastic Reduction
- Reusable & 100% Recyclable Straws
- Compostable Packaging
SUSTAINABILITY GOES
BEYOND POLICY
With our mission of building healthier communities around the globe, Pure Green is committed to sourcing local ingredients, partnering with responsible suppliers, using recyclable and sustainable packaging, and reducing our carbon footprint. For Pure Green, sustainability means caring for the people we serve, the communities we’re part of, and the planet that provides for us.
Local & Organic Sourcing of Ingredients
We have the highest level of respect for our local farmers and purveyors and put a huge emphasis on locally grown produce whenever possible. We care about supporting independent growers. Going local cuts down on fuel costs and provides fresher ingredients. We make every effort to source locally and responsibly.
Reducing our Carbon Footprint
Since we started Pure Green, we’ve partnered with local farmers and suppliers not only to connect our guests with real, wholesale and freshly sourced superfoods, but also to streamline production as well as to limit greenhouse gas emission.
Sustainability-Focused Distributors & Vendors
Imperfect Produce
More than one third of the fruit and vegetables we use for our products include imperfect produce. The shift saved over one million pounds of produce that may have ended up in a landfill.
Plastic Reduction
Pure Green continues to reduce the use of plastic. All of our 16oz cold pressed juice bottles and 2oz shot bottles are made from PET plastic that is 100% recyclable. Reducing the use of plastic is an ongoing business initiative, which we will continue to focus on as we grow.
We carefully select our vendors and distributors based on alignment with our core values and commitment toward sustainability. For example, in Chicago we source 80% of our produce from a local distribution partner whose state-of-the-art facility achieved the first LEED® Platinum Refrigerated Food Distribution Facility in the United States.
Sustainable Construction Materials
Pure Green uses Baltic Birch wood as a core material in our standard build. Birch plywood is a sustainable, long term choice that has little impact on the global environment. Birch trees are an abundant and fast-growing species that causes little devastation or destruction of biodiversity when cut down.
Reusable & 100% Recyclable Straws
We encourage the use of reusable straws in every Pure Green location. We offer stainless steel straws for retail in all stores. All of our straws are made from 100% recyclable materials.
Compostable Packaging
We use compostable oatmeal bowls made of recycled material.
100% Recyclable Napkins
All of our brown paper napkins are made from 100% recyclable material.