Bigelow Tea To Minimize Carbon Footprint One Electric Vehicle At A Time

Even though USA is a coffee drinking nation, there were legends like Late Steven Smith, the founder of Tazo tea company, co-founder of Stash Tea Company and Late David Walker, the founder of Walker Tea LLC who foresaw the trend for specialty tea in the US. Bigelow Tea is also a company which has been serving good teas to USA tea lovers for almost 75 years. As Tea & Coffee Trade Journal had reported, Bigelow Tea is exploring the ways in which electric vehicles can minimize the firm’s energy costs and carbon footprint. Through a partnership with Fermata Energy, this reputed specialty tea company is installing a bidirectional charger at its facility in Louisville, Kentucky.

Image Credit: Bigelow Tea & Fermata Energy

Cindi Bigelow, third-generation president and CEO of the family-owned company said,“We wanted to learn how electric vehicles equipped with bidirectional charging systems can reduce our building costs and our impact on climate change”

“Our partnership with Bigelow Tea will help us advance our mission of getting more renewables on the grid and more EVs on the road,” said David Slutzky, founder and CEO of Fermata Energy.

Cindi Bigelow, the president of Bigelow Tea, was honoured with the National Workplace Lifetime Achievement Award from Character.org for inspiring people to develop good character and for her company’s sustainability efforts, which assist protect the environment. She has got a BSc degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. She has received honorary doctorates from Johnson & Wales University, the University of New Haven and Fairfield University. She often speaks to students and industry leaders on business ethics and career development.

As a Certified B Corporation, Bigelow Tea’s production process aims to conserve energy and water, waste reduction efforts, and land preservation and protection efforts.

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References

  1. Original Post: https://www.teaandcoffee.net/news/25900/bigelow-tea-works-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-one-electric-vehicle-at-a-time/
  2. Bigelow Website: https://www.bigelowtea.com/