BLK & Bold docuseries on sustainability efforts premieres in Des Moines Friday
Business Record Staff Apr 30, 2025 | 11:17 am
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225 wordsAll Latest News, Retail and BusinessBLK & Bold Specialty Beverages, a Des Moines-based social impact coffee company, is releasing a new docuseries Friday about its sustainability collaboration with SGS, a testing, inspection and certification company. The docuseries “BLK & Bold: A Journey Rooted in Coffee, Community and Climate” will premiere at noon Friday at the second annual Business for Good Summit hosted by Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business. BLK & Bold, a Certified B Corporation, is in the process of identifying and establishing its environmental key performance indicators, from growth and harvesting through to production, including greenhouse gas emissions reductions, a news release said. The company’s efforts have also included training its staff and measuring its carbon footprint. The series follows co-founders Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson from roasting beans in a garage to leading a national coffee brand with a 33,000-square-foot production facility in Des Moines. “Our passion for quality coffee, along with our commitment to social impact, are the reasons that BLK & Bold has experienced growth since embarking on this journey seven years ago,” said Johnson, chief values officer and co-founder of BLK & Bold, in a news release. “The docuseries follows me to Peru. Visiting the coffee-growing communities reaffirmed our responsibility to measure sustainability at every step, from farm to cup.” The summit is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required.