B Impact Report

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Dark Woods Coffee ltd

Wholesale Specialty Coffee Roaster and barista school
Certified Since: June, 2020
Location: Marsden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

99.6

The B Impact Scores are being compared against all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment

https://darkwoodscoffee.co.uk/

Dark Woods Coffee is an award-winning specialty coffee roaster based on the edge of the Pennines in rural West Yorkshire. They specialise in sourcing and roasting exceptional coffees from around the World that celebrate the skill and diversity of producers at origin, whilst never losing sight of what consumers truly want to drink. Customers include local coffee shops and gastro-pubs to high-end restaurants, as well as globally renowned retailers such as Fortnum and Mason and Liberty of London.

The majority of their coffee is purchased either directly from producers or through longstanding buying arrangements with estates and speciality exporters, and it’s the development of these relationships that drives their purchasing decisions as much as a desire for quality. The business is deeply entrenched in the local community and sees sustainability as the cornerstone of their operations. Paying additional quality premiums for coffee, funding development projects at origin and reducing the environmental impact of their operations with the use of solar panels, electric vehicles and compostable or recyclable packaging are just some of the ways that Dark Woods demonstrates that responsible and ethical practice can be at the heart of a growing and successful business.

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info_outlineOverall B Impact Score

To certify as a B Corp, a company must achieve a minimum verified score of 80 points on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment asks questions about how the day-to-day operations of a company create positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and environment. Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points.

Scores for Certified B Corporations are verified by the non-profit B Lab.

info_outlineImpact Area Scores

The questions in the B Impact Assessment are organized into five Impact Areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Click into a Impact Area to see topics covered in each. Topics in blue are Impact Business Models associated with that Impact Area where the company has earned additional credit. Due to rounding, displayed totals may not add up exactly.

The B Impact Assessment is customized to a company's size, sector, and geographic market.  However, within those parameters, there are still questions included in the B Impact Assessment that might not be relevant to a particular company. In cases where a question is not applicable, the potential points available for that question are instead earned based on the performance of the company on the other topics relevant to the stakeholder and summed up as "N/A points." Likewise, a score of N/A for Workers means that the company is a sole proprietor or partnership with no full-time staff, and a score of 0 or N/A for Customers means that the company does not have a specific Customer-focused Impact Business Model.

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