Cinnabar Green Ltd
1.6
Laikipia County, Kenya
May 2026
Personal care products
Manufacturing
Kenya,
Tanzania,
Uganda
In 2001, on the lower slopes of Mt Kenya in Laikipia, Cinnabar Green planted its first organic herb gardens. From these beginnings, the company went on to create a line of plant-powered personal care and body products inspired by African botanicals and grounded in regenerative farming and environmental responsibility. Over the years, Cinnabar Green has developed a simple yet effective range of soaps, washes, shampoos, deodorants and lotions using essential oils, plant extracts and sustainably sourced ingredients. Cinnabar Green believes that luxury products can be created in a way that restores ecosystems, supports local livelihoods and reconnects consumers with nature. The company grows many of its own botanicals, including lavender, lemon verbena, thyme and geranium, and works closely with local communities and regional suppliers to strengthen ethical sourcing and rural employment. The company farms, formulates, manufactures and packages its products in Kenya, allowing for transparency across the supply chain. Cinnabar Green is committed to reducing its environmental impact through the use of refillable and recyclable packaging and the responsible use of resources. Since 2007, the company has grown its team four-fold, with the majority of employees drawn from the surrounding
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 13.9
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 23.2
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Community 19.7
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 20.1
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers 3.5
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.