&BACK COFFEE wins 2026 CSNC Sustainability Impact Award

&BACK COFFEE has been recognized with a 2026 Convenience Store News Canada Impact Award for Sustainability for its effort to make the social and environmental impact of everyday coffee more visible and measurable. The Toronto-based B Corp is pairing impact reporting, packaging and workplace tools with national distribution through Van Houtte Coffee Services to connect businesses and coffee drinkers to coffee farmers and origin stories.

Why it matters: - The award highlights a growing demand for coffee programs that do more than serve drinks. - &BACK COFFEE is positioning sustainability as a customer-facing experience, not just a sourcing claim. - The recognition gives businesses another example of how coffee can support employee engagement, brand values and impact communication.

What happened: - &BACK COFFEE received a 2026 Convenience Store News Canada Impact Award for Sustainability. - The company is a Certified Women-Owned and B Corp business based in Toronto. - The award recognizes work to make the social and environmental impact behind everyday coffee more visible, measurable and engaging. - The announcement centers on &BACK COFFEE’s goal of creating human connection through coffee.

The details: - Sustainability is built into &BACK COFFEE’s model through responsible sourcing, planet-forward practices and reinvestment in women coffee farmers and coffee-growing communities. - In 2025, the company expanded its approach with an integrated Annual Impact Reporting campaign. - The campaign includes ImpactQRC, Annual and Mid-Year Impact Reports, impact videos, workplace resources, customer communications and campaign kits. - ImpactQRC appears across packaging, coffee machines, decals, videos and customer-facing materials. - Screens on bean-to-cup coffee machines use brew time to share stories and impact from coffee origin. - Throughout 2025, the initiative generated more than 5,700 targeted communications across &BACK COFFEE’s B2B audience. - The company distributed more than 1,000 Impact Reports through direct outreach and partner amplification. - &BACK COFFEE says its approach helps businesses turn a coffee program into a tangible expression of sustainability commitments. - More information is available on the company’s website.

Between the lines: - The strategy moves impact from a back-end supply chain issue to a visible part of the customer experience. - That approach can help coffee buyers connect everyday purchasing decisions with broader social and environmental goals. - The focus on storytelling suggests the company sees engagement as part of the value proposition, not just reporting. - In Canada, the message has been amplified through the company’s national distribution partnership with Van Houtte Coffee Services. - Van Houtte Coffee Services also received a 2026 CSNC Impact Award in the Supporting Employees category. - Its recognition includes the &BACK COFFEE &Origin Experience, which sent VHCS employees to Ecuador to meet coffee farmers and experience coffee origin firsthand.

What’s next: - &BACK COFFEE is likely to keep using impact reporting and customer tools to extend its sustainability message across workplaces and retail environments. - The company’s Canadian distribution network through VHCS gives it a wider platform for future storytelling and adoption. - The dual award recognition suggests more companies may look for ways to make sustainability visible at the point of service.

The bottom line: - &BACK COFFEE is using coffee as a channel for sustainability storytelling, and the industry is noticing.