Sustainability At Liquid I.V.

A key aspect of Liquid I.V.’s purpose-driven impact work is its commitment to increasingly more sustainable business practices. Since Liquid I.V.’s founding, sustainability has been part of the team’s vision. Liquid I.V.’s sustainability work ~~are~~is focused towards four goals:  

* To foster water stewardship in the supply chain  
* To aim for waste reduction in packaging and operations   
* To reduce carbon emissions toward net zero  
* To source raw ingredients and packaging materials regeneratively for our products  

Learn more about Liquid I.V.’s purpose-driven work by checking out our [impact page](https://www.liquid-iv.com/pages/mission).

Sustainable Sourcing

**FSC-CERTIFIED CARTONS**

We are dedicated to ending the illegal exploitation and poor management of our forests. We converted 93% of our cartons to FSC MIX-certified materials in 2021, ensuring that a certain portion of materials are sourced from suppliers with environmentally and socially responsible forest management systems.

The matcha in Liquid I.V.’s [Lemon Ginger Energy Multiplier](https://www.liquid-iv.com/products/energy-multiplier-lemon-ginger-one-time?variant=32091072692260) is sourced from 15 family farms located between Kagoshima and Uji, Japan. These family farms all follow land stewardship practices in the areas of basic farm management, resource management, and cultivation process management based on the Japan Good Agricultural Practices (JGAP).

The guayusa in Liquid I.V.’s [Lemon Ginger Energy Multiplier](https://www.liquid-iv.com/products/energy-multiplier-lemon-ginger-one-time?variant=32091072692260) is thoughtfully sourced from over 5,000 Kichwa farming families in Ecuador and Peru. The farmers plant their guayusa in ancient forest gardens known as "chakras," where crops are grown among trees and other vegetation to utilize patterns observed in nature. This method reduces the need to cut down or degrade forest, creating an ecologically sound and sustainable land-use system.

We are committed to making ‘trash’ a thing of the past. We believe in second chances for all—especially our packaging. We are constantly working to reduce waste along our value chain through sustainable manufacturing practices and improvement on all final packaging.