Abel & Cole
London, United Kingdom
August 2018
Food products
Wholesale/Retail
United Kingdom
Abel & Cole are on a mission to get everyone, everywhere eating organically and ethically. Since day one, Abel & Cole have tried to do things the right way. Back in 1988, Keith Abel and Paul Cole sold the first sack of spuds. When they learned of the difference between organic and not, a commitment to the reassuring values of organic was born. Organic is a conscientious way of tending to the land. It’s food as it should be. Food that works with nature, not against it. Food you can trust. Over the years, this commitment to the ethics and standards of organic has remained fundamental to Abel & Cole. It’s an all-encompassing ethos and way of working that resonates with every employee, supplier and partner. It’s reflected in the way that Abel & Cole constantly innovates to reduce their environmental impact – like planning the most efficient deliveries or replacing polystyrene with WoolCool®. It’s shown in the way Abel & Cole works with suppliers, often helping farmers on their journey to organic certification. It’s demonstrated by the charitable initiatives started by Abel & Cole employees – from van and food donations to community work. For a network of people who are passionate and proud to do things the right way, becoming a B Corp member is the perfect fit.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 14.6
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.
Governance 14.6
The Governance Impact Area evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social and 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 27.4
The Workers Impact Area evaluates a company's contributions to its employees' financial security, health and safety, wellness, career development, as well as overall engagement and 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.
Community 20.7
The Community Impact Area evaluates a company's engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity, and 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 36.1
The Environment Impact Area 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.
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.
Customers 4.4
The Customers Impact Area 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 and media products, serving underserved customers or clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.