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BLACKYAK®

OUR RESPONSIBILITY


Nature is the origin, the present and the future of our business. We love it. Therefore, it is our responsibility to protect and preserve it. We at BLACKYAK take this responsibility very seriously. It is equally important to us that the employees of our producers receive fair wages and that we help people in need with our own projects.

In recent years, we have all learned a lot about sustainability - and we learn more every day. We have already been able to implement some projects successfully. But this is only the beginning.


SOCIAL COMMITMENT


From our point of view, mountaineering is not just about climbing a peak. We want to experience nature, experience friendship in a roped party and at the same time treat each other respectfully, appreciatively and trustingly. These actions and values are also part of our company philosophy. We live them every day in our dealings with our colleagues, business partners and customers. Therefore, it is important to us that our products are produced fairly. With our membership in the EOCA and the Fair Labor Association, we set an example and do our part to improve working conditions worldwide.

CLEAN UP THE MOUNTAIN

Actually, it should be clear that the mountain is not a place where garbage is disposed of. Unfortunately, not all mountaineers and hikers take their broken equipment or empty packages back down to the valley. Therefore, our parent company in South Korea has already developed the campaign "CLEAN UP THE MOUNTAIN" in 2009. Since then, hundreds of employees and volunteers collect carelessly disposed garbage from nature every year. Several tons could be recycled in the meantime. And the awareness for a clean environment has been sharpened sustainably.

EARTHQUAKE AID

Our history is very closely connected with the Himalayan Mountains. At Cho Oyu in Nepal Tae Sun Kang decided to found BLACKYAK. Since then we have been committed to the region and the people of the Himalayas. When in 2015 a devastating earthquake in Nepal killed more than 8,000 people and robbed even more inhabitants of any existence and perspective, one thing was immediately clear: We have to help! Fast and efficiently! We delivered and donated equipment and money worth over 1 million USD to the affected regions.

BLACKYAK SCHOOL

The consequences of the 2015 earthquake are still being felt in Nepal. In order to provide sustainable help to the inhabitants, the BLACKYAK Foundation built a school that we were able to open in 2018. In the BLACKYAK SCHOOL, more than 400 children of mountain dwellers have been given access to education, giving them a completely new perspective on life and a wide range of educational opportunities.

HIGH ALTITUDE COFFEE

Fancy a unique coffee from Nepal? Soon it will be available! The BLACKYAK Foundation promotes the training of mountain farmers and has invited 300 prospective farmers to South Korea to complete training in high mountain agriculture. Some Nepalese farmers now grow High Altitude coffee and BLACKYAK buys it from them at a fair price to market it afterwards. This initiative helps long-term support of the Nepalese population.

Since it takes around four years to harvest the first coffee beans, the first BLACKYAK coffee will not be brewed until 2022. We are committed to creating long-term partnerships, jobs, and acting ecologically. We see the mountains as the origin, present and future of the company.