Ace & Tate

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

North Holland, Netherlands The

Certified Since

July 2021

Industry

Other retail sale

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Austria,

Belgium,

Denmark,

France,

Germany,

Ireland,

Netherlands The,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

United Kingdom,

United States

Ace & Tate offers thoughtfully designed eyewear from €100, including prescription. All of our frames are designed by us in Amsterdam, and we oversee all steps — from mood board to finished product. We only use the good stuff, from the acetate and metal we make our glasses with to our top-notch lenses. We work with some of the best suppliers in the world, so your frames will be just right. We take responsibility for the impact our actions have on the environment and strive to reduce that impact. Our mission is to be a driver of positive change within the eyewear industry, and we aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. In addition, we want to create a positive impact on the communities and societies we engage with by improving our value chain, designing and building stores responsibly, looking after our employees and customers, and implementing recycling initiatives. While we can’t say we’re a sustainable company just yet, we are openly committed to finding the smartest, most mindful solutions to create a more planet-friendly product. We are incredibly proud to be part of the B Corp community, and you can read more about our Responsibility journey on our website.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Ace & Tate earned an overall score of 84.8. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
84.8
84.8 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 17.2

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.

Mission & Engagement1.9
Ethics & Transparency5.2
+ Mission Locked10

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 16.5

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.

Financial Security3.8
Health, Wellness, & Safety2.5
Career Development2.3
Engagement & Satisfaction5.3

Community 12.9

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.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.6
Economic Impact0.4
Civic Engagement & Giving2.1
Supply Chain Management4.6

Environment 26.5

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.

Environmental Management7.1
Air & Climate8.3
Water1.7
Land & Life5.3
+ Resource Conservation3.8

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 11.5

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.

Customer Stewardship3.8
+ Health & Wellness Improvement7.7

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.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2021 Overall B Impact Score84.8

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