B Impact Report

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Evian Volvic Suisse

FMCG | Beverages: natural mineral water & aquadrinks
Certified Since: May, 2020
Location: Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Sector: Wholesale/Retail

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

81.3

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

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Evian-Volvic Suisse (EVS), a subsidiary of Danone, is committed to healthy hydration through innovative, healthier and natural products, embracing society and stakeholder needs and reducing teir impact on the environment. EVS strives to fulfill Danone’s dual commitment to business success and social progress. Danone´s signature ‘One Planet. One Health’ is at the heart of this, recognising the interconnection of the health of people and the planet. Water is an essential part of the human body and staying hydrated makes a positive difference to your health. One of the defining characteristics of natural mineral waters like evian, Volvic or Badoit is their complete naturalness and purity. EVS constantly works with local communities and stakeholders to protect and restore the natural water ecosystem of their sources today and for future generations. They support initiatives that improve access to safe drinking water. Furthermore, packaging innovation is key: today, all evian, Volvic and Badoit bottles in Switzerland are 100% recyclable. In 2020, EVS moves the evian and Volvic portfolio to bottles from 100% recycled PET (rPET) to adopt a circular approach to plastic. Since 2019, evian is a carbon-neutral brand in Switzerland independently certified by Carbon Trust.

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

file_downloadEvian Volvic Suisse - Transparent Assessment file_downloadSensitive Industry Statement - Evian Volvic Suisse

Impact Area Scoresinfo_outline

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.

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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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