Environmental Honesty

Sharing the Chi with the natural world.

Yo-Chi is on a mission to create positive energy for the planet.

We want to make sustainable, earth-friendly retail the new norm. By making changes in our own business, we hope to inspire conscious consumers and businesses to do the same.

The first step requires radical honesty, without rose-coloured glasses or flattering filters. It’s about acknowledging the reality of disposable packaging that ends up in landfill. It’s weighing up the business opportunity of selling bottled water against the devastating impact of single-use plastics on the environment.

OUR COMMITMENT

Maximising
Reusables
No Single-Use
Plastics
Consciousness
In The Every Day

Maximising Reusables

The best option for the environment will always be reusables over any single-use packaging. Our Yo-Chi reusable range is priced for the planet, not profit.

We partnered with reusing pioneers, KeepCup, to start a reusing revolution @ Yo-Chi.

Our Go Bowls aren’t just pretty – we genuinely want you to reuse them. Here’s how:

  • Get 10% off every time you reuse your Go Bowl.
  • We’ll rinse it for you, everytime. No one wants a sticky bag.
  • Look out for exclusive Go Bowls rewards on our socials 😉

No single-use plastics

Single use plastics are one of the biggest contributors to landfill, taking decades to break down and releasing toxic emissions into the environment in the process. That’s why we:

  • No longer sell drinks. That means no plastic water bottles or soft drinks.
  • Instead, we installed water stations to provide customers with free still or sparkling water.

Consciousness in the every day

With a mindset of sustainability, we can ensure we’re making decisions that are not only the best for our stores and our customers but also better for the environment.

  • We are proud to provide endless vegan options
  • Our paper napkins are made from recycled paper.
  • Our packaging is made from plant-based materials and is FCS certified.
  • We gift every team member a Go Bowl so they can re-use every time they redeem their free Yo-Chi on shift.

We're committed to 'controlling the controllables', and that means every element of the packaging that Yo-Chi customers use in their experience with us. Unfortunately we're not able to control the packaging our suppliers deliver ingredients in.