Wessanen becomes Europe’s first multinational B Corp food business
20 Dicembre 2019 - 7:00AM
Wessanen becomes Europe’s first multinational B Corp food business
Wessanen becomes Europe’s first multinational B Corp
food business
Wessanen, leader in organic and sustainable
food, has proudly announced that all of its businesses have now
earned B Corp certification; making it the first group-certified
food company in Europe.
Each of Wessanen’s businesses have undertaken B
Corp’s rigorous impact assessment against a set criteria to measure
the company’s current sustainability status and goals for the
future.
Collectively, the Wessanen group has achieved a
consolidated score of 91.7 points, which far exceeds the benchmark
80 points to earn the certification.
As part of the B Corp movement, Wessanen pledges
to be a ‘Force for Good’ and to deliver a positive social and
environmental change through its pioneering brand portfolio.
Committed to a mission of ‘connecting to nature’, Wessanen aims to
help people make choices that accelerate the transition to
sustainable food and are better for people and planet.
Christophe Barnouin, CEO at Wessanen,
says:
“To us B Corp is not only a certification, it is
a reward for all the work and huge positive change we have gone
through as a company over the years. I am very proud of what we
have achieved as a company. It’s totally due to the hard work and
dedication of the team – from the organic products we make, the
sustainable initiatives we take and the green energy we use in the
company that makes us a force for good.”
Nathan Gilbert, Executive Director at B
Lab Europe, commented:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Wessanen to the
global community of Certified B Corporations. Wessanen has achieved
this status after having certified various subsidiaries in previous
years. Now having completed the full evaluation of the entire
company, Wessanen's certification is a significant milestone as the
first multinational food company to become a B Corp.”
With its ambition to be a new kind of food company, Wessanen is
focused on food that is healthy, organic and ethically produced,
and to improving its environmental impact, from using renewable
energy sources to becoming fully carbon neutral.
Each of the Wessanen companies are part of the
growing B Corp movement which has over 3,000 Certified B
Corporations from over 130 industries and 60 countries.
For more information or an interview with Christophe
Barnouin, please contact:
Klaus Arntz (EVP Marketing and Sustainability)
Phone +31 20 3122 114 Email
klaus.arntz@wessanen.com
Twitter @Wessanen_250
About Wessanen Wessanen is a leading company in
the European market for healthy and sustainable food. In our
offices and production sites in six countries we employ around
1,350 people. Our purpose is ‘connect to nature’ and we focus on
organic, vegetarian, fair trade and nutritionally beneficial
products. Our family of companies is committed to driving positive
change in food in Europe. Our own brands include many pioneers and
market leaders: Allos, Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre, Clipper,
Destination, El Granero, Isola Bio, Kallø, Mrs Crimble’s, Tartex,
Whole Earth and Zonnatura.
About B Corp Certified B
Corporations meet rigorous standards of social and environmental
performance, legally expand their corporate responsibilities to
include consideration of stakeholder interests and build collective
voice through the power of the unifying B Corporation brand. As of
December 2019, there are more than 3,000 Certified B Corporations
from over 130 industries and 60 countries.
About B Lab B Lab is a
nonprofit organization that serves a global movement to redefine
success in business so that all companies compete not only to be
the best in the world, but the best for the world.
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