We are a coffee company and family united by a love for great coffee and a desire to protect all it supports. Our journey began over conversations with small scale coffee producers  in Kenya as we asked them about their experiences of Fairtrade. This opportunity was life changing and inspiring but also deeply emotive, displaying the deep seated issues in this global supply chain and showing us that the industry does not work for all those it serves and specifically, for those it relies upon. 

North Star was founded to prove that an approach based on quality and impact can improve the viability of business models across the coffee supply chain. We have a vision of a more certain future for coffee, free from the volatility of the commodity market and resilient to the impacts of climate change. If you share our vision and love for great coffee, you too can take steps to safeguard its future!

We are a certified B-Corp.

B Corp is a certification that assesses the overall ethics and sustainability of a business across 5 areas: how the business is governed, the employee experience, environmental practices, how customers are treated and how supply partnerships are formed and nurtured. The idea is that not only are businesses verified to be having the impact they say they are having but they become a part of a movement focused on constant improvement, sharing practices and ideas to challenge the 'normal' way of doing business. 

Crucially, certified B Corps are legally obliged to exist for the interests of stakeholders not shareholders. This means the business must make decisions that will benefit all of those it impacts as opposed to prioritising profit above all else. It means people and planet first. 

The world is more challenging than ever but we argue that now is the time to take a step up. It is more important than ever to look after our team, community and environment, and we firmly believe we will have a healthier business as a result.