Climpson & Sons Ltd

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

City of London, United Kingdom

Certified Since

August 2023

Industry

Food products

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

Brazil,

Czech Republic,

France,

Ireland,

United Kingdom

Hailing from our roots as a market stall on Broadway Market in 2002, we are pioneers in the evolving UK specialty coffee scene. We've grown organically into a busy community led cafe and coffee bar, a leading specialty coffee roastery and as a home for collaborative innovation in food and drink. We supply a number of coffee drinking aficionados, home brewing enthusiasts and a diverse group of specialty venues, cafes, bars, restaurants and offices. 20 years on, we continue to explore the possibilities of coffee sourcing, roasting, brewing and education. Our approach is equally driven by seeking and understanding quality to coincide with a commitment to developing sustainable and ethical relationships. It is important to us that we continue to learn from and alongside our coffee producers, wholesale partners, suppliers and collaborators; with sustainability at the core. We’ve been around for awhile, but it hasn’t dampened our desire to explore flavour, seek and encourage quality and bring the world of specialty coffee to life. Our coffee selection, range of Midnight Oil coffee liqueurs (and espresso martini) are a showcase of our values championing innovation, sustainability, inspiration and a bit of fun.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Climpson & Sons Ltd earned an overall score of 110.4. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
110.4
110.4 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 14.1

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 & Engagement1.4
Ethics & Transparency2.7
+ 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 46.0

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 Security7.5
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.6
Career Development3.2
Engagement & Satisfaction5.5
+ Workforce Development23.2

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 36.6

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, & Inclusion2.7
Economic Impact6.1
Civic Engagement & Giving2.6
Supply Chain Management5.4
+ Supply Chain Poverty Alleviation16.5

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.


Environment 11.1

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.

Environmental Management3.0
Air & Climate2.8
Water0.7
Land & Life4.5

Customers 2.4

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 Stewardship2.4


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score110.4

Additional Documentation

Climpson & Sons Ltd.Disclosure Report.2023 (SECURED)


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