Sustainability and ethics, on the record.
Single-origin Sri Lankan coconut, traced to the grower. A measured carbon and water footprint, pay benchmarked against a living wage, and the policies behind them, documented and shared with buyers on request.
Four figures buyers ask for.
Measured for our coconut milk powder in 2026, using recognised methods. The full reports are available on request.
Each grower holds a grower code with land extent and location, and every purchase is recorded against it at the collection point.
GHG Protocol with IPCC and EPA factors, Scopes 1, 2 and 3: from coconut farming and milk extraction to our plants, transport, packaging and end of life.
ISO 14046 and Water Footprint Network method. Our growers' palms are rain-fed, not irrigated.
Benchmarked for the Kalutara district by three methods, including the Anker Institute's Sri Lanka study. That is 2.2–2.5× the national minimum wage.
Single origin, traced to the grower.
Every coconut we use is grown in Sri Lanka by smallholders, not on company-owned estates, and there is no blending of origins.
One chain, under one ownership
Coconut milk is extracted at our sister facility under common ownership and brought to our plants in our own tanker trucks. Nut collection is the only step outside the group, so we see every batch from grower to pouch.
Traced within a working day
Our BRCGS traceability tests target a full trace of any finished batch within four hours, and reach the grower group within one working day.
Organic, inspected every year
About 35–40% of the coconuts we receive come from our registered organic grower group, inspected by Control Union for EU, USDA and JAS organic certification. These growers receive an organic premium, agronomic support and guaranteed offtake.
Picked by people, never monkeys
In Sri Lanka coconuts are harvested by skilled climbers or with poles from the ground. Our signed statement confirms that no monkeys or other animals are used anywhere in our supply chain.
Measured from farm to factory.
Our 2026 footprint covers the whole chain: coconut farming and milk extraction, the carrier, energy at our plants, transport, packaging and end of life.
Rain-fed palms in mixed gardens
Our growers' palms are long-lived perennials, grown rain-fed and often among other crops and trees rather than as a monoculture. The organic group farms without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers.
Deforestation-free by policy
Our Deforestation and Land Conversion Policy covers coconut, the carrier crops, fibre packaging and boiler fuel, with a cut-off date of 31 December 2020, the date used by the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Effluent treated on site
All process water is treated in our own effluent treatment plant before discharge, under a current Environmental Protection Licence from the Central Environmental Authority.
Less water and chemicals per clean
In 2026 we rebuilt our clean-in-place system for wet and dry processing, standardising cleaning solutions and re-using them across plant sections in sequence.
Fair work at our plants.
Much of our team comes from the villages around our factory at Nagoda, Kalutara. Our Code of Conduct sets the standard, our Supplier Code of Conduct carries it upstream, and an independent SMETA audit checks it.
Pay above a living wage
Entry-level pay, with overtime and attendance allowance, is 1.6 to 2.1 times the per‑adult living wage for the Kalutara district. Everyone receives EPF and ETF contributions and statutory overtime rates.
No one under 18
No one under 18 works at our plants. Age is checked against the National Identity Card at recruitment, and records are kept for audit.
A voice, and a way to raise concerns
Town-hall meetings are held in Sinhala or Tamil and safety meetings run every quarter. Anyone can raise a grievance through worker representatives, suggestion boxes, HR or an anonymous whistleblowing route.
Assessed for human rights
Our Human Rights Impact Assessment, based on the UN Guiding Principles and core ILO standards, rates six risk areas and tracks the actions against each.
Part of the Kalutara community.
Our support is regular, not one-off, and reaches our own workforce and the villages around our plants.
- An annual medical camp with health checks for every employee
- An annual staff cricket tournament and get-together
- Regular donations to Nagoda Hospital, next to our factory, and coconut milk powder for its staff
- Donations to community kitchens in the Kalutara district
- Donations to homes for children with disabilities
- Community work in the villages around our sister facility
The documents behind every figure.
Our reports, policies and statements are shared with buyers and auditors on request. Tell us which ones your team needs.
Reports
- Carbon footprint calculationCradle to gate, 2026
- Water footprint reportISO 14046, 2026
- Living wage analysisKalutara district, 2026
- Human rights impact assessmentUN Guiding Principles and ILO standards
- SMETA auditShared through Sedex
Policies and statements
- Code of ConductNEX/PR/22-AZ, our own operations
- Supplier Code of ConductNEX/PR/11-Q, with a signed compliance declaration
- Human Rights PolicyNEX/PR/02-AS
- Deforestation and Land Conversion PolicyNEX/PR/02-BH, cut-off date 31 December 2020
- Biodiversity PolicyNEX/PR/02-AU
- No animal testing and no use of monkeysSigned statement
- Environmental Protection LicenceCurrent, issued annually by the Central Environmental Authority
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