Nature et Decouvertes
1.6
Île-de-France, France
June 2015
Other retail sale
Wholesale/Retail
Belgium,
France,
Luxembourg
Driven by passion and strong convictions, Nature & Découvertes made a singular commitment from its founding in 1990: to conduct business with respect for people and for nature. For more than 35 years, it has been its actions rather than its words that demonstrate this commitment, illustrated by the 150 nonprofit projects supported each year by its Foundation, its B Corp certification obtained as early as 2015, and its french specific status as a "société à mission" since the end of 2022. Its flagship worlds, well-being, outdoor, home, games and toys, and books, are built around a demanding and inspiring product curation, designed to offer concrete solutions that support the daily transition toward more sustainable and life-respecting lifestyles. This distinctive positioning has established Nature & Découvertes as the meaningful gift brand. Subsidiary of the Fnac Darty Group since 2019, Nature & Découvertes operates across Europe through a network of more than 100 stores and via its website, www.natureetdecouvertes.com.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 13.4
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.
Workers 25.6
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.
Community 19.4
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.
Environment 23.1
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.
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 5.7
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.
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.