Aluan - make good with coconut.

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Aluan - Make Good With Coconut.

Project 2018-03-09 16:48:20 +1300

It's time to make good - with a jar of the finest & rarest, certified organic, sustainable raw coconut oil.



From a rare island dialect, āluān is all about your trajectory. It’s a reminder to keep an eye on ourselves and to make good in a world of tricky, unsustainable business.

With a premium, cold-pressed and entirely raw production process, we’re maximising the value added to coconuts in the same place they’re grown, supporting communities who depend on coconuts for their livelihoods. By disobeying a little and interfering just enough we’re protecting oceans and rainforests in unconventional ways.
 

IN A NUTSHELL

āluān's sustainability story begins with failure: Founders Jane Dunlop and Luke Swainson, (New Zealanders from Taranaki and Manawatu), learned first-hand that global environmental projects they were involved with would end abruptly once aid money ran out. This not only damaged relationships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but the environment too. Getting support for ambitious not-for-profit partnerships was also challenging, especially for politicians who needed to show economic growth and job creation.

We've come to realise the absolute importance of all three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social AND economic. We need an integrated approach. Our solution is to have a stake in the local economy to prove that for-profit ventures really can have a positive impact. They can make good.


 

THE PROBLEM – R.I.P to The Jungle Book.

Living and working around Sumatra, we see first-hand that forests and wildlife are disappearing. Fuelled mostly by the ongoing demand for unsustainably sourced palm oil, we risk of losing the cast of The Jungle Book  – tigers, elephants, orang-utan, rhinos.


We understand that a lack of work opportunities forces people into extractive industries as people with limited options still have to make ends meet. We're providing alternative options, and set out to prove that sustainable business is possible. If it’s possible here, it’s possible everywhere!



OUR SOLUTION – Visible farming with positive environmental impact.

We’re on Simeulue Island, producing the finest, rarest, raw, virgin coconut oil. We’ve gained organic certification for 10 remote Islands around Simeulue, plus additional mainland plantations owned by small-scale farming families.

We're weaved ourselves throughout the entire supply chain so we can tell each coconut's story, from tree-to-you.

We are:

  • Replanting existing, under-utilised land so no rainforest is affected
  • Maximising the value-add to coconuts, supporting farming families at the origin
  • Utilising every part of the coconut to achieve zero waste
  • Keeping eyes on turtle poachers by managing plantations of surrounding islands
  • Implementing GPS traceability so that we know exactly where our coconuts come from (by comparing this to satellite imagery we can ensure we don’t source from areas of cleared rainforest).
  • Developing an experiential English language environment school at the origin


WHERE WILL YOUR PLEDGE GO?

Your contribution is critical: you’ll enable us to launch our first bottled coconut oil and connect remote Simeulue Island with New Zealand, and the world.


You'll enable us to:

  • Purchase recyclable and reusable jars for bottling
  • Buy whole coconuts at premium prices from small-scale farming families
  • Monitor and protect critically endangered turtle populations from poachers
  • Support the establishment of a hands-on environmental school
  • Pilot a bioenergy system to start powering our factory from coconut waste


A TRANSPARENT IMPACT TRAJECTORY.

We measure our impact against leading international standards (IRIS). We're brand new on the scene, but have completed baseline assessments in order to set a benchmark from day one. Our policy is for radical transparency, we'll share our stories with you - even if there are a couple of  uncomfortable ones! It’s all learning. We believe openness is transformative - its where the best learning comes from.


THE LOFTIER GOALS - Bioenergy and zero waste

Our applied technologist and Bioengineer, Angie, is building partnerships and designing sytems to convert,
husks, spent shells, leaves and retired trunks into bioenergy. First to power our factory and then, the entire island.

That’s us turning c
oconut waste and byproduct into energy to provide sustainable electricity to the 100,000 population of Simeulue -  just a little more appealing than the Island's current diesel generator!

 


WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS?

 

 
THANKS FROM THE ALUAN CREW

 

 

 WANT MORE?

If you’re looking to invest in something good, get in touch with us direct at [email protected]

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Updates 1

The āluān staff lottery: new rewards added!

29/05/2018 at 8:16 PM

Supporters of āluān,

It looks as though we may have a tortoise and hare situation on our hands!

We're halfway through the campaign, and just under halfway to our goal.

We need your continued help to spread our campaign, beat the $30K goal, and to ensure you get what you've pledged for.

 

So, with this in mind....

 

 

New rewards added!

 



 


This is also an opportunity to get your raw coconut oil, coconut bowls and retired coconut trunk tumblers:


 

A massive thank you for your contribution, for giving back to the coconut's origin, and for consuming sustainably.

Warm regards,

āluān.

 

    Pledgers 191

    Jodie Burton
    17/06/2018 at 10:20pm
    Anonymous pledger
    17/06/2018 at 10:15pm

    "Congratulations team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC4xMk98Pdc"

    Anonymous pledger
    17/06/2018 at 9:23pm
    Anonymous pledger
    17/06/2018 at 9:23pm
    Anonymous pledger
    17/06/2018 at 9:22pm
    Nick Lovegrove
    17/06/2018 at 9:19pm

    "Go good team!"

    Matthew Carnachan
    17/06/2018 at 9:17pm
    Piera Hudson
    17/06/2018 at 9:15pm

    "Love everything you guys are doing, sorry I can't donate more!"

    Jo Brosnahan
    17/06/2018 at 8:43pm

    "Wonderful things that you are doing there."

    Rosie Swale
    17/06/2018 at 8:40pm
    Alice Neville
    17/06/2018 at 8:36pm
    Sarah Foo
    17/06/2018 at 8:25pm

    "Well done!"

    Monika siemonek
    17/06/2018 at 8:17pm

    "Love your work guys xox"

    Anonymous pledger
    17/06/2018 at 8:03pm

    "Good luck with everything, Blake and team !!"

    Annabelle Rose
    17/06/2018 at 7:50pm
    Josie Steenhart
    17/06/2018 at 7:50pm
    Nick Webster
    17/06/2018 at 7:45pm
    Phoebe de Jong
    17/06/2018 at 7:31pm
    Kathryn Ponga
    17/06/2018 at 7:28pm

    "You guys rock x "

    Amber
    17/06/2018 at 7:28pm

    "xo"

    Alex downey
    17/06/2018 at 7:27pm
    Andy McKay
    17/06/2018 at 7:17pm
    Brooke Lean
    17/06/2018 at 7:17pm

    "Good luck with this amazing project. X B"

    Colette Pithie
    17/06/2018 at 6:13pm

    "Good luck getting to your goal!"

    Stella Khoo Pheng Kian
    17/06/2018 at 6:06pm
    Faye Sherlaw
    17/06/2018 at 4:15pm
    David
    17/06/2018 at 4:15pm
    Monique
    17/06/2018 at 4:07pm
    Edgar Janz
    17/06/2018 at 3:56pm
    Celia Sherlaw
    17/06/2018 at 3:41pm

    Aluan - Make Good With Coconut.

    Project 2018-03-09 16:48:20 +1300

    It's time to make good - with a jar of the finest & rarest, certified organic, sustainable raw coconut oil.



    From a rare island dialect, āluān is all about your trajectory. It’s a reminder to keep an eye on ourselves and to make good in a world of tricky, unsustainable business.

    With a premium, cold-pressed and entirely raw production process, we’re maximising the value added to coconuts in the same place they’re grown, supporting communities who depend on coconuts for their livelihoods. By disobeying a little and interfering just enough we’re protecting oceans and rainforests in unconventional ways.
     

    IN A NUTSHELL

    āluān's sustainability story begins with failure: Founders Jane Dunlop and Luke Swainson, (New Zealanders from Taranaki and Manawatu), learned first-hand that global environmental projects they were involved with would end abruptly once aid money ran out. This not only damaged relationships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but the environment too. Getting support for ambitious not-for-profit partnerships was also challenging, especially for politicians who needed to show economic growth and job creation.

    We've come to realise the absolute importance of all three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social AND economic. We need an integrated approach. Our solution is to have a stake in the local economy to prove that for-profit ventures really can have a positive impact. They can make good.


     

    THE PROBLEM – R.I.P to The Jungle Book.

    Living and working around Sumatra, we see first-hand that forests and wildlife are disappearing. Fuelled mostly by the ongoing demand for unsustainably sourced palm oil, we risk of losing the cast of The Jungle Book  – tigers, elephants, orang-utan, rhinos.


    We understand that a lack of work opportunities forces people into extractive industries as people with limited options still have to make ends meet. We're providing alternative options, and set out to prove that sustainable business is possible. If it’s possible here, it’s possible everywhere!



    OUR SOLUTION – Visible farming with positive environmental impact.

    We’re on Simeulue Island, producing the finest, rarest, raw, virgin coconut oil. We’ve gained organic certification for 10 remote Islands around Simeulue, plus additional mainland plantations owned by small-scale farming families.

    We're weaved ourselves throughout the entire supply chain so we can tell each coconut's story, from tree-to-you.

    We are:

    • Replanting existing, under-utilised land so no rainforest is affected
    • Maximising the value-add to coconuts, supporting farming families at the origin
    • Utilising every part of the coconut to achieve zero waste
    • Keeping eyes on turtle poachers by managing plantations of surrounding islands
    • Implementing GPS traceability so that we know exactly where our coconuts come from (by comparing this to satellite imagery we can ensure we don’t source from areas of cleared rainforest).
    • Developing an experiential English language environment school at the origin


    WHERE WILL YOUR PLEDGE GO?

    Your contribution is critical: you’ll enable us to launch our first bottled coconut oil and connect remote Simeulue Island with New Zealand, and the world.


    You'll enable us to:

    • Purchase recyclable and reusable jars for bottling
    • Buy whole coconuts at premium prices from small-scale farming families
    • Monitor and protect critically endangered turtle populations from poachers
    • Support the establishment of a hands-on environmental school
    • Pilot a bioenergy system to start powering our factory from coconut waste


    A TRANSPARENT IMPACT TRAJECTORY.

    We measure our impact against leading international standards (IRIS). We're brand new on the scene, but have completed baseline assessments in order to set a benchmark from day one. Our policy is for radical transparency, we'll share our stories with you - even if there are a couple of  uncomfortable ones! It’s all learning. We believe openness is transformative - its where the best learning comes from.


    THE LOFTIER GOALS - Bioenergy and zero waste

    Our applied technologist and Bioengineer, Angie, is building partnerships and designing sytems to convert,
    husks, spent shells, leaves and retired trunks into bioenergy. First to power our factory and then, the entire island.

    That’s us turning c
    oconut waste and byproduct into energy to provide sustainable electricity to the 100,000 population of Simeulue -  just a little more appealing than the Island's current diesel generator!

     


    WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS?

     

     
    THANKS FROM THE ALUAN CREW

     

     

     WANT MORE?

    If you’re looking to invest in something good, get in touch with us direct at [email protected]

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

    Comments

    The āluān staff lottery: new rewards added!

    29/05/2018 at 8:16 PM

    Supporters of āluān,

    It looks as though we may have a tortoise and hare situation on our hands!

    We're halfway through the campaign, and just under halfway to our goal.

    We need your continued help to spread our campaign, beat the $30K goal, and to ensure you get what you've pledged for.

     

    So, with this in mind....

     

     

    New rewards added!

     



     


    This is also an opportunity to get your raw coconut oil, coconut bowls and retired coconut trunk tumblers:


     

    A massive thank you for your contribution, for giving back to the coconut's origin, and for consuming sustainably.

    Warm regards,

    āluān.

     

      Jodie Burton
      17/06/2018 at 10:20pm
      Anonymous pledger
      17/06/2018 at 10:15pm

      "Congratulations team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC4xMk98Pdc"

      Anonymous pledger
      17/06/2018 at 9:23pm
      Anonymous pledger
      17/06/2018 at 9:23pm
      Anonymous pledger
      17/06/2018 at 9:22pm
      Nick Lovegrove
      17/06/2018 at 9:19pm

      "Go good team!"

      Matthew Carnachan
      17/06/2018 at 9:17pm
      Piera Hudson
      17/06/2018 at 9:15pm

      "Love everything you guys are doing, sorry I can't donate more!"

      Jo Brosnahan
      17/06/2018 at 8:43pm

      "Wonderful things that you are doing there."

      Rosie Swale
      17/06/2018 at 8:40pm
      Alice Neville
      17/06/2018 at 8:36pm
      Sarah Foo
      17/06/2018 at 8:25pm

      "Well done!"

      Monika siemonek
      17/06/2018 at 8:17pm

      "Love your work guys xox"

      Anonymous pledger
      17/06/2018 at 8:03pm

      "Good luck with everything, Blake and team !!"

      Annabelle Rose
      17/06/2018 at 7:50pm
      Josie Steenhart
      17/06/2018 at 7:50pm
      Nick Webster
      17/06/2018 at 7:45pm
      Phoebe de Jong
      17/06/2018 at 7:31pm
      Kathryn Ponga
      17/06/2018 at 7:28pm

      "You guys rock x "

      Amber
      17/06/2018 at 7:28pm

      "xo"

      Alex downey
      17/06/2018 at 7:27pm
      Andy McKay
      17/06/2018 at 7:17pm
      Brooke Lean
      17/06/2018 at 7:17pm

      "Good luck with this amazing project. X B"

      Colette Pithie
      17/06/2018 at 6:13pm

      "Good luck getting to your goal!"

      Stella Khoo Pheng Kian
      17/06/2018 at 6:06pm
      Faye Sherlaw
      17/06/2018 at 4:15pm
      David
      17/06/2018 at 4:15pm
      Monique
      17/06/2018 at 4:07pm
      Edgar Janz
      17/06/2018 at 3:56pm
      Celia Sherlaw
      17/06/2018 at 3:41pm
      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 17/06/2018 at 11:00 PM.