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]

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Comments

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

    Jeff Fairweather
    20/05/2018 at 4:08pm

    "🍻"

    Jeff Fairweather
    20/05/2018 at 4:07pm

    "👍🏻"

    Jane Bowden Dobson
    19/05/2018 at 9:53am

    "Go Turtle Rangers!!! awesome opportunity to support thanks"

    JF Building Services Ltd
    18/05/2018 at 7:22pm

    "Good work guys, love your passion for this"

    J.A.Swainson
    18/05/2018 at 6:37pm

    "Amazing work Luke and Jane"

    Chris McLean
    18/05/2018 at 1:02pm
    Sarah Bunker
    17/05/2018 at 9:28pm

    "You guys rock! Can't wait to taste it :) Good luck! The Bunker Family (who love coconut oil)"

    Zazeen Rika
    17/05/2018 at 9:19pm

    "I really hope this works ⭐❤⭐"

    Leo Kwok
    17/05/2018 at 12:11am

    "Great work Luke and Jane! Trying to get another family to pledge a trip."

    max
    16/05/2018 at 10:15pm

    "Great work team, good luck!"

    Ilse
    16/05/2018 at 10:12pm

    "So refreshing to see business led by conscience & transparency for the betterment of everyone. Long may the Jungle Book reign "

    Thomas Prestney
    16/05/2018 at 9:47pm
    Thomas Prestney
    16/05/2018 at 9:45pm
    Celia Sherlaw
    16/05/2018 at 8:57pm
    Angie J Dean
    15/05/2018 at 1:42pm

    "An amazing initiative! "

    Janine Banbury
    15/05/2018 at 11:58am
    Janine Banbury
    15/05/2018 at 11:57am
    Naomi Baird
    15/05/2018 at 4:21am

    "Semoga sukses!"

    Roma Dhona
    14/05/2018 at 10:35pm

    "Looking forward to try it!! :)"

    Claire France
    14/05/2018 at 7:34pm
    Liz proctor
    14/05/2018 at 6:33pm
    Hannah Parkes
    14/05/2018 at 1:00pm

    "Love love love"

    Robert Kraybill
    14/05/2018 at 2:27am
    Robert Kraybill
    14/05/2018 at 2:24am
    Brenna Roband
    13/05/2018 at 8:20pm

    "What you are doing is just incredible you guys! I am going to share this with the masses and do everything I can to help you get there x "

    Wendy Frechtling
    13/05/2018 at 7:06pm
    Naomi
    13/05/2018 at 5:23pm

    "So proud of what this project is doing. Especially the support and involvement of local people. I hope to visit the school one day. Naomi "

    Shaun Butler
    13/05/2018 at 12:10am

    "No better cause"

    Shaun Butler
    13/05/2018 at 12:09am
    Anonymous pledger
    12/05/2018 at 9:25pm

    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.

     

      Jeff Fairweather
      20/05/2018 at 4:08pm

      "🍻"

      Jeff Fairweather
      20/05/2018 at 4:07pm

      "👍🏻"

      Jane Bowden Dobson
      19/05/2018 at 9:53am

      "Go Turtle Rangers!!! awesome opportunity to support thanks"

      JF Building Services Ltd
      18/05/2018 at 7:22pm

      "Good work guys, love your passion for this"

      J.A.Swainson
      18/05/2018 at 6:37pm

      "Amazing work Luke and Jane"

      Chris McLean
      18/05/2018 at 1:02pm
      Sarah Bunker
      17/05/2018 at 9:28pm

      "You guys rock! Can't wait to taste it :) Good luck! The Bunker Family (who love coconut oil)"

      Zazeen Rika
      17/05/2018 at 9:19pm

      "I really hope this works ⭐❤⭐"

      Leo Kwok
      17/05/2018 at 12:11am

      "Great work Luke and Jane! Trying to get another family to pledge a trip."

      max
      16/05/2018 at 10:15pm

      "Great work team, good luck!"

      Ilse
      16/05/2018 at 10:12pm

      "So refreshing to see business led by conscience & transparency for the betterment of everyone. Long may the Jungle Book reign "

      Thomas Prestney
      16/05/2018 at 9:47pm
      Thomas Prestney
      16/05/2018 at 9:45pm
      Celia Sherlaw
      16/05/2018 at 8:57pm
      Angie J Dean
      15/05/2018 at 1:42pm

      "An amazing initiative! "

      Janine Banbury
      15/05/2018 at 11:58am
      Janine Banbury
      15/05/2018 at 11:57am
      Naomi Baird
      15/05/2018 at 4:21am

      "Semoga sukses!"

      Roma Dhona
      14/05/2018 at 10:35pm

      "Looking forward to try it!! :)"

      Claire France
      14/05/2018 at 7:34pm
      Liz proctor
      14/05/2018 at 6:33pm
      Hannah Parkes
      14/05/2018 at 1:00pm

      "Love love love"

      Robert Kraybill
      14/05/2018 at 2:27am
      Robert Kraybill
      14/05/2018 at 2:24am
      Brenna Roband
      13/05/2018 at 8:20pm

      "What you are doing is just incredible you guys! I am going to share this with the masses and do everything I can to help you get there x "

      Wendy Frechtling
      13/05/2018 at 7:06pm
      Naomi
      13/05/2018 at 5:23pm

      "So proud of what this project is doing. Especially the support and involvement of local people. I hope to visit the school one day. Naomi "

      Shaun Butler
      13/05/2018 at 12:10am

      "No better cause"

      Shaun Butler
      13/05/2018 at 12:09am
      Anonymous pledger
      12/05/2018 at 9:25pm
      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 17/06/2018 at 11:00 PM.