![](/archive/assets/39812f7a42060047f705e15b.jpg) Sustainability # _Sustainability_ Producing coconut flower sap responsibly starts with people. Together with the Indigenous Peoples Community, our partner farmers and our team, we grow regenerative organic palms, keep the forest around them intact, and share the value with the communities who tap them. Overview ## Why Does Sustainability _Matter to Us?_ - **Farming has to pay.**Coconut farming in the Philippines pays the people who do the work very little, and fewer young people want to do it. A sustainable farm has to be one people can build a living and a career on. - **Everything starts with the palm.**Every product we make comes from one raw material. When soil, forest and water come under pressure, the palms and the people who tap them feel it first. - **Fresh sap can't wait.**Sap spoils within hours, so our farm and factory work as one operation. Looking after the farm is how we look after the supply our customers depend on. 2026 Highlights ## Progress Across _Our Focus Areas_ Through our partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Community, our Partner Farm Program and our own team, we're working to make progress across land, people and product. ![](/archive/assets/e2ce848b6de4484570ecc7dd.png)**600,000+**coconut palms planted with the Indigenous Peoples Community ![](/archive/assets/e2fd5be43e299e9eaae5e90c.png)**0**non-conformances in our 2025 organic certification ![](/archive/assets/74727a620c7e90f58dd6f53a.png)**1,928**people reached directly by Gabay Kalinga Foundation in 2025 ![Tapper climbing a coconut palm on the Lionheart farm in Rizal, Palawan](/archive/assets/41dd987d220c8f8b89277e59.jpg) ## What Is _Sustainability_? In farming, sustainability means producing food today in a way that keeps the land productive, the surrounding ecosystem healthy and the people who do the work better off, so the farm can keep producing for the next generation. For us, that means regenerative organic palms tapped for sap, forest and wildlife kept intact around them, and dignified work for the communities who host our farm. Our Approach ## What Is Lionheart's _Sustainability Strategy_? A farm is only as strong as the people and the land behind it. Our strategy is built around that belief, and around one raw material we know well. ![Young coconut palms growing on the Lionheart farm in Rizal, Palawan](/archive/assets/be2a2f1af697d4fd723bd6bc.jpg) ### Climate Coconut palms, and the weather they depend on, are at the heart of our business. Heavier rains and drought both affect sap. Our tappers pre-filter sap at the tree, we concentrate tapping on the most productive clusters during heavy rains, and we are gradually shifting toward more climate-resilient coconut varieties. Our nursery grew 4,836 seedlings from the farm's own seednuts in 2025. ![Coconut palms planted in pockets between natural forest](/archive/assets/6050ee25a115525b5077e052.jpg) ### Land, Forest & Water We follow regenerative organic farming methods, use no synthetic chemicals and make our own bio-organic inputs, with soil health as the first priority. Our palms are planted in small pockets across the landscape, without cutting wildlife corridors or disturbing natural forest. [See how we farm](/pages/lionheart-farms#practices) ![Christian Eyde Moeller with members of the Indigenous Peoples community at a celebration](/archive/assets/de1aef11744889d119ade735.jpg) ### People Our farm was built with the Indigenous Peoples Community who are our partners and hosts. We work to make farming a career people are proud of, and through Gabay Kalinga Foundation we invest in education, livelihood and community development. [Explore our community work](/pages/community-engagements) Sustainability at Lionheart ## How Lionheart Puts Sustainability _Into Practice_ Lionheart grows, taps and processes coconut flower sap in one place. That role shapes how we approach sustainability, from the soil to the shipping container. In practice, this includes: - **Regenerative organic farming**No synthetic chemicals and bio-organic inputs made on the farm, with soil health as the first priority. - **Forest and wildlife kept intact**Palms planted in small pockets, without cutting wildlife corridors or disturbing natural forest. - **Farm and factory as one operation**Sap processed within hours of tapping, so every batch can be traced back to the farm. - **Certified practices**USDA Organic, EU Organic, BRCGS Food Safety Grade AA, and a SMETA-audited facility. A sustainable sap supply depends on the people around it. We work with: - **The Indigenous Peoples Community**Our partners and hosts in Rizal, Palawan, since our Memorandum of Agreement in 2015. - **Partner farmers**Neighboring coconut farmers in southern Palawan, brought into the same sap and quality system through our Partner Farm Program. - **Our team**Tappers, technicians and office teams who run a farm and factory around the clock. - **Customers**Food and beverage brands who need a traceable, certified ingredient for their own products. - **Gabay Kalinga Foundation**Our non-profit partner for education, livelihood and community development. - **Government**Including the DENR, which approved our joint venture land lease in 2019, and the Philippine Coconut Authority, which supplies plant material. We share progress through independent certifications and our own publications. - **Certifications and audits**USDA Organic, EU Organic, Canada Organic, JAS Organic, BRCGS Food Safety, Halal, Kosher, Beyond Celiac gluten-free, Climate Bonds Standard, SMETA and FDA Philippines registration. Current certificates are available on request. - **White paper**Our May 2026 white paper, [_Productivity is Sustainability_](/archive/assets/bf121741e35258b6d9d4a7e0.pdf), sets out how we operate, including the questions we are still working through. [See our certifications and audits](/pages/awards-recognitions) ## Sustainability _FAQs_ Common questions about how Lionheart approaches sustainability across its farm, factory and supply. How does sustainability affect your supply? Every Lionheart product starts as coconut flower sap, and fresh sap spoils within hours. Healthy palms, healthy soil and a factory next to the farm are what make a reliable supply possible, so how we farm and how we supply are the same question. How do you work with customers on sustainability? We give food and beverage brands a single-origin ingredient with documented traceability from our farm to their factory, and certifications they can name on their own label: USDA Organic, EU Organic and BRCGS Food Safety Grade AA. How do you work with farmers? Our Partner Farm Program brings neighboring coconut farmers in southern Palawan into the same sap and quality system as our own farm, so their sap can reach the same buyers. Does tapping harm the palm? Tapping uses the flower bud, not the trunk. A coconut palm produces new flower buds through the year, and our tappers rotate across palms on a set schedule. Why is traceability important for coconut flower sap? We work with one raw material from one farm system. Sap reaches our factory within hours of tapping, so we can trace every batch back to the farm. Is your farming biodynamic or carbon-negative? We describe our farming as regenerative organic: we use no synthetic chemicals and make our own bio-organic inputs. We are not Demeter certified, so we don't call it biodynamic, and we don't make carbon claims we can't verify. In the News ## Recent News _and Stories_ How we're making progress on the farm, in the factory and in the community. [All News](/pages/media-room) [![](/archive/assets/05ffb54d46996efaa7880d82.jpg) ### Lionheart Farms Earns BRCGS Grade AA: How Our Highest Food Safety Score Was Built, Batch by Batch July 23, 2026 ](/blogs/press-releases/lionheart-farms-earns-brcgs-grade-aa)[![](/archive/assets/24765cbc0a415128b884475b.png) ### Lionheart Farms Earns 2025 Organic Certification With Zero Non-Conformances May 4, 2026 ](/blogs/press-releases/lionheart-farms-earns-2025-organic-certification-with-zero-non-conformances)[![](/archive/assets/2afa6cec4889b525c999a43c.png) ### ‘Where Will the Next Generation of Farmers Come From?’ Our CEO at FEU April 30, 2026 ](/blogs/press-releases/where-will-the-next-generation-of-farmers-come-from-lionheart-farms-ceo-brings-case-for-agricultural-transformation-to-feu-students)[![](/archive/assets/6050ee25a115525b5077e052.jpg) ### What Does Regenerative Organic Actually Mean for a Coconut Palm? Story ](/blogs/stories/what-does-regenerative-organic-actually-mean-for-a-coconut-palm)[![](/archive/assets/e52fd650f557716b0a7bcfa3.jpg) ### Lionheart Farms: Leading Sustainable Agriculture in ASEAN 2024 ](/blogs/press-releases/lionheart-farms-leading-sustainable-agriculture-in-asean) Learn More ## Related _Resources_ Publications and certifications behind our sustainability work. [ ### Productivity is Sustainability Our May 2026 white paper on how we operate, including the questions we are still working through. Read the white paper (PDF)](/archive/assets/bf121741e35258b6d9d4a7e0.pdf)[ ### Certifications & Audits USDA Organic, EU Organic, BRCGS Food Safety Grade AA, SMETA and more. Explore](/pages/awards-recognitions) Last updated: October 16, 2026