We have so much love for our community! For years we’ve donated a portion of sales to good people doing good things. The goal has always been to provide funding & support to the communities we work alongside…and to hopefully create some awareness while we’re at it. Our Eco Warrior Community Initiatives Fund rolls it all into one neat program.
We’re always aiming for complete transparency with our donations, so you can be confident 100% of the funds raised will be passed on to the charities we support.
Our pledge is to contribute 5% from all Eco Warrior beans & merch sales, and we also accept personal contributions at the checkout. Each quarter, we change up where the donations go, but you can always check back here for updates. We’d love to introduce you to the organisations we support…
carbon positive.
During Spring, we’re proud to partner with Carbon Positive – an Aussie charity restoring degraded lands through ecologically-sensitive tree-planting for more than 22 years.
We’re aiming to go beyond carbon neutral by making positive contributions to the environment. Supporting Carbon Positive Australia’s native tree planting programs was a great first step towards this goal.
Since 2022, we’ve donated $5,405.72 to Carbon Positive, which equates to 1,373 native trees planted on degraded lands across Australia. We’re excited to continue our support of Carbon Positive this year & hope to be able to plant even more trees!
streetsmart.
Each Winter, we throw our support behind StreetSmart Australia: a non-for-profit helping the vulnerable people in Australia currently experiencing homelessness or escaping domestic and family violence.
The funds raised go to grassroots charities who provide vital services, like temporary accommodation, meals, personal hygiene products & support to those in need.
We’ve worked with StreetSmart for 9+ years now, getting behind their CafeSmart initiative as a roaster partner since 2015. Last Winter, we raised $3,017.95 and we can’t wait to share our total 2024 donation. Watch this space…
children's ground.
During Autumn, we raised funds for Children’s Ground: a First Nations-led, grassroots organisation working with & for First Nations children, families & communities.
From infants to Elders, they work collaboratively with entire communities over a 25 year period to create real and lasting change, aiming towards a brighter future for the next generation.
This year, we were able to donate $3,570.85 to Children’s Ground. taking our total donation across the 3 years to $7,414.96. We’re looking forward to supporting them into the future.
beyond blue.
Throughout the Summer months, we proudly support Beyond Blue: Australia’s most well-known and visited mental health organisation.
Beyond Blue is focused on supporting people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide – providing services to people in Australia for over 20 years!
We’ve been supporters of theirs since the Summer of 21-22. This year, we were able to raise $3910.05 taking our total Beyond Blue contribution to $7,797.10! This goes towards the running of their free 24/7 support service, helping to ensure every call, webchat and email are answered.
givit australia.
After the devastating floods hit QLD & NSW in early 2022, we decided to pivot & use our EWCIF donations to help flood affected communities get back on their feet.
We chose to support Givit Australia to ensure 100% of the funds raised would go directly into the hands of the people who needed it most.
In Autumn ’22, we donated a total of $4,816.95! $2,141.95 through the fund + an additional $2,675 as part of the auction we held for the coffee machine we used at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
next steps.
While not technically part of our EWCIF program, we wanted to give a shoutout to Next Steps Australia: a charity helping women & children escaping domestic & family violence.
This partnership began through a request from then 12y/o Olivia, who illustrated the caricature used on our Christmas blend: Festive AF. Since its release in 2022, we’ve donated $1 from each tin sold to Next Steps & hope to do so in future.
To date, we’ve donated $364 and are looking forward to supporting Next Steps with our Xmas blend again this year.
how can you support these initiatives?
Since we created the fund in 2021, Locale has donated over $32,000 to local charities! If you’d like to help us give back, you can head on over to our online store & grab yourself some Eco Warrior beans, merch, or add a personal contribution to your cart on checkout. Alternatively, we highly encourage you to hit the linked sites and make a personal donation.
This page is constantly updated, so you can come back here anytime & check on the progress of our donations.
Lastly, if you’ve contributed in anyway to our Community Initiatives Fund, we’d like to say a huge thank you! It wouldn’t be possible without the incredible customers & cafe partners who get behind it. We truly appreciate the support!
Click below to learn more about our sustainability journey & the other ways we’re having an impact.
