How We Reduce Our Packaging Footprint: A Progress Update on our Eco-mmitment
We have some exciting updates on our Packaging Eco-mmitment. In our last impact report, SAMBAZON committed to achieving plant-based and post-consumer recycled packaging for all USA retail products by 2025. While focusing on USA retail products was a great place to start our packaging Eco-mmitment, we are a global company and...
Biodiversity Study attests to SAMBAZON’s Positive Impact in the Amazon Rainforest with Fair Trade Certified Açaí
We are proud to announce that a Biodiversity Study, spearheaded by Dr. Gabriel Damasco, Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and his team of US and Brazilian researchers, has been accepted and published in the Journal of Agroforestry Systems at the beginning of 2022. The title of this research article is: "Certification of...
SAMBAZON Donates $1 Million in Support of the Brazilian Amazon
“We are honored to have reached the $1 million milestone and will continue our commitment to making a difference for açai growers and improving their communities,” said Jeremy Black, SAMBAZON’s co-founder. “From supporting education, healthcare, and community projects, our investments are making a difference in the lives of thousands of...
One Step Closer To Zero Waste: Join the Campaign
Did you know that at least 8 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans every year (International Union for Conservation of Nature)? Or that 90 percent of sea birds have eaten plastic (Study by researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization)? Everyday, businesses have the opportunity...
Palm to Palm: Our Commitment to Fair Trade Açaí
We believe in transparency. And we understand how important it is to know the food you and your family consume is ethically sourced, transported, and processed. By creating our own supply chain, we can oversee every step of its journey, from the moment our fair trade food is hand-harvested and...
Fair Trade Certification–The “Social Success Metric” of the Triple Bottom Line By Ryan Black
21 years ago, I had my first açai bowl on a trip to the northeast of Brazil with friends. The experience was exciting and memorable. A new fruit, a new flavor, a “smoothie in a bowl” eaten with a spoon with multiple textures and tastes, it captivated my attention and...
Seeding Change: The Power of Conscious Commerce
Never have the stakes been higher, whether it’s climate change, soil degradation, or plastic pollution. Triple bottom line companies provide an immediate opportunity for consumers, like you, to be a part of the solution.
SAMBAZON's Biodiversity Research Shows How Fair Trade and Organic Certified Açaí Can Help Preserve the Rainforest
SAMBAZON has teamed up with an amazing researcher from UC Berkeley to study biodiversity in SAMBAZON's harvesting area! Dr. Gabriel Damasco and his team of USA and Brazilian researchers have expertise in plants and a wide range of animals -- from mammals, to birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even insects!
SAMBAZON's Fair Trade Projects
SAMBAZON is the first Certified Organic and Fair Trade Açaí. We actually helped develop the initial rules that govern the standard in partnershipwith one of the largest international certification agencies, Ecocert, in 2008.
How Well Do You Understand Fair Trade?
What exactly does fair trade mean? What practices does a company need to follow for their product to be Fair Trade Certified? And how does your support of these products impact the local communities who produce them? All great questions, and ones we are going to break down for you...