Harris Woolf Almonds

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

California, United States

Certified Since

December 2020

Industry

Agricultural Processing

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

United States

Harris Woolf Almonds is a vertically integrated, grower owned processor of almonds and value-added almond products. Since 1989, HWA has been striving to be at the forefront of almond innovation, grower relations, and supply chain transparency. Harris Woolf is built on 30 years of partnerships. Whether it be the cooperation of their founding family farms, the relationships they foster with their grower base, or the long-term projects they take on with the most recognized food & beverage companies, their success is rooted in the people they work with.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Harris Woolf Almonds earned an overall score of 87.8. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
87.8
87.8 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 & Engagement0.3
Ethics & Transparency3.7
+ 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 20.8

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 Security6.4
Health, Wellness, & Safety7.3
Career Development3.2
Engagement & Satisfaction3.5

Community 35.0

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, & Inclusion4.5
Economic Impact5.7
Civic Engagement & Giving1.2
Supply Chain Management6.7
+ Local Economic Development15.8

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.


Environment 15.6

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 Management2.8
Air & Climate2.3
Water4.4
Land & Life4.2
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation1.4

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 2.2

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 Stewardship2.2


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2020 Overall B Impact Score87.8

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