Our Promise: Better for You, Better for the Planet
At Bwblin, we believe great food should do good for our bodies, our communities, and the planet we share. We’re a small Welsh business with a big ambition: to create gut-friendly, plant-based ferments that nourish people while protecting the future of our food system.
1️⃣ Carbon Neutral Certified
We’re proud to be Carbon Neutral Britain certified (2024) — offsetting all our emissions for the year ahead, including production, delivery, and office operations. This means every Bwblin product you buy has its full footprint balanced through verified carbon offset projects in Britain.
These include:
🌳 Woodland creation and tree planting across the UK — restoring native habitats and capturing CO₂ naturally.
💨 Renewable energy and wind power initiatives that reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
🌾 Peatland restoration and biodiversity protection to preserve critical carbon sinks.
All projects are independently verified under leading global standards such as the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Gold Standard, ensuring measurable, lasting environmental impact.
2️⃣ Smarter Packaging
We’ve moved from glass jars to lightweight recyclable pouches, made in Europe.
Why?
🌱 70–80% lighter than glass (reduces courier freight emissions)
💡 Zero breakages and less food waste
♻️ Fully recyclable mono-material, made from European sources
🚚 Lower weight = fewer transport emissions per delivery
Our pouches are made from recyclable mono-material (PE). Please rinse and recycle with your local soft plastics collection at most supermarkets.
Next step: in 2026, we’ll reduce pouch size from 350 g to 300 g so every shipped order weighs under 1 kg, reducing our carbon impact even further.
3️⃣ Reducing Energy and Waste
We’re actively tackling food waste in every part of our process:
Partnering with FareShare — redistributing any surplus raw vegetables to UK charities instead of letting them go to landfill.
Extending best-before shelf life to 6 months after fermentation (to reduce consumer food waste).
Including clear portion guidance on packaging, helping customers know how much to eat daily for gut-health benefits.
Collaborating with chefs and food influencers to share recipes that reduce waste and celebrate sustainable British produce.
⚡Even simple energy transitions will make a big difference:
Transitioning to renewable energy for your production kitchen / manufacturing partners
Switching to LEDs and low-energy refrigeration
Partnering with a renewable energy supplier for your facility or offsetting electricity use
Return policy
Our goal is for every customer to be totally satisfied with their purchase. If this isn't the case, let us know and we'll do our best to work with you to make it right.
Shipping
We will work quickly to ship your order as soon as possible. Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email with further information. Delivery times vary depending on your location.
4️⃣ Supporting Regenerative Farming
We work directly with local organic and low-till British farms, including smallholders who care for soil health and biodiversity. Our vegetables are seasonal, organically grown, and harvested as close to production as possible to cut food miles.By choosing British-grown and seasonal plants, we cut out long and carbon-intensive supply chains.- Imports add around 20 Mt CO₂e to the UK’s food footprint each year. creds.ac.uk- Food systems already produce about one-third of the UK’s GHG emissions. wrap.ngo+1- Food miles – the transport emissions embedded in our diets – can constitute up to 19 % of total food-system emissions when full supply chains are considered. Nature+1Diets are a direct link between human health and environmental sustainability: shifting to more diverse, plant-based foods helps fight climate change and supports better nutrition.That’s why at Bwblin, we commit to sourcing locally, reducing transport emissions, and promoting dietary change — not just making ferments, but helping reshape the way we eat for people and planet.
5️⃣ Transparency & Impact
We’re working on a new impact-tracking system that will show the environmental footprint of each ferment, measured in the most accurate way we can — including carbon, food miles, and waste avoided.
6️⃣ Biodiversity & Crop Diversity Commitment
We prioritise using a wide range of plant crops — from heritage carrots to seasonal brassicas and foraged herbs — helping restore diversity to UK agriculture and reduce reliance on monocrops.Diverse plant-based diets = resilient ecosystems.
LONG- TERM VISION
- Partner only with organic and regenerative British growers
- Achieve fully closed-loop packaging (recyclable).
- Continue to offset emissions annually while working towards real carbon reduction
- Inspire others to eat with the seasons and support local food systems
- Explore closed-loop return schemes (customers return used pouches in bulk for you to recycle).
- Offer incentives — e.g. “return 10 pouches, get £5 off next order”.
"It’s food that’s alive — for people and the planet" - Anna
📚 References & Further Reading
EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health (2019) – eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission
Carbon Neutral Britain Certification – carbonneutralbritain.org
FareShare UK – fareshare.org.uk
B Corporation Movement – bcorporation.net
Why Sustainability Matters?
The world’s food system is at a turning point; According to the EAT-Lancet Commission Report, the way we currently produce and consume food contributes to climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising chronic disease. To protect both human and planetary health, we need a shift towards more plant-based, low-waste, and sustainably sourced foods — exactly the kind of foods we make at Bwblin.
Our mission is to make those sustainable choices easy, delicious, and accessible — one ferment at a time.
Our global food system is under pressure for people and the planet.
Today, food production:
- Uses over 40% of the world’s land
- Produces around 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions
- Consumes 70% of all fresh water
Yet despite this enormous footprint, in 2025 over 820 million people still lack enough food, while others consume more than their health — or the planet — can sustain.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health highlights that diets provide an inextricable link between human health and environmental sustainability. What we choose to grow and eat directly shapes the future of both.
At Bwblin, we want to be part of the solution — not by producing more food, but by producing better food.
We focus on crafting nutritious, plant-based ferments from a wide diversity of British-grown crops rather than relying on a small number of global monocultures. This approach supports biodiversity, soil health, and local farmers, while helping people eat in a way that truly nourishes both body and planet.
Better food, not more food — made from plants, for people, and for the planet.