B Impact Report

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Origin Coffee

Speciality Coffee Roaster
Certified Since: July, 2020
Location: Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

81.9

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

www.origincoffee.co.uk

Source. Roast. Teach. Brew.

Their story begins in 2004. They're one of the UK’s largest speciality roasters, independently-owned and bound by one central ethos; to source exceptional coffee through a sustainable, triple bottom line approach.
Their sourcing - led by previous World Cup Taster champion and Q-grader, Freda Yuan – takes a pioneering approach. One of breaking preconceptions. The majority of our coffee is sourced through direct trade. They foster long term partnerships directly with coffee producers around the world; We have a shared responsibility for sustainable practices and to give the end drinker full traceability of what’s in their cup.
The roast in Cornwall on environmentally friendly Loring Smart Roasts. When roasting we blend sensory skill and technical expertise in order to respect the individual characteristics of the coffee.
They work with the leading lights of UK hospitality, from award-winning speciality coffee shops to prestigious hotel groups. The also have six of our own shops in London and Cornwall, including two at The British Library. Education sits at the heart of our approach and supporting careers in coffee, within our team and the wider industry.

Origin is shaped by the desire to empower and enthuse people at every stage of the coffee journey.

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

file_downloadTransparent Assessment – 2020

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.

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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info_outlineAdditional Documentation

B Lab may determine that a company should make additional material beyond their B Impact Report transparent in order for the public to be able to evaluate the company’s overall impact. This additional transparency may cover participation in a controversial industry, information shared on the company’s Disclosure Questionnaire, or simply a company’s relationship to a larger complex entity. Public companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries are required to make their full B Impact Assessments transparent to achieve B Corp Certification.