Manuka Bioscience

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Auckland Region, New Zealand

Certified Since

December 2023

Industry

Growing perennial crops

Sector

Agriculture/Growers

Operates In

New Zealand

Founded in 2016, Manuka Bioscience was established with the aim of growing global awareness of native New Zealand mānuka oil, a pure and potent essential oil made from steam distilling the leaves and twigs of mānuka trees grown in the East Cape region of New Zealand. The business is driven by the purpose of transforming the East Cape of New Zealand, an area of high unemployment, creating a sustainable industry that provides jobs and more lucrative farming options for local landowners. Manuka Bioscience has grown from one brand, ManukaRx skincare, selling a single SKU, the ManukaRx Skin Rescue Ointment, to becoming a global category leader in mānuka oil with multiple brands, a growing international customer base, a pipeline of botanical medicines undergoing clinical and consumer studies, a strong global IP position, and ownership of the largest mānuka oil supply in New Zealand and the world. With a mission to take mānuka oil, a unique botanical ingredient, to the world, Manuka Bioscience has sustainability at its core, benefiting both people and the planet.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Manuka Bioscience earned an overall score of 82.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
82.2
82.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.0

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 & Transparency4.0
+ 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 21.7

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 Security6.1
Health, Wellness, & Safety4.2
Career Development2.4
Engagement & Satisfaction5.5

Community 22.2

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, & Inclusion6.0
Economic Impact3.7
Civic Engagement & Giving1.7
Supply Chain Management8.3

Environment 14.5

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 Management0.5
Air & Climate1.8
Water1.0
Land & Life6.8
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation3.4

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 7.6

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 Stewardship3.5
+ Health & Wellness Improvement4

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

2023 Overall B Impact Score82.2

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