World Centric

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

California, United States

Certified Since

December 2010

Industry

Other/general wholesale trade

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Canada,

United States

World Centric is a leading manufacturer of compostable foodservice ware that's aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the industry by creating products made from renewable, plant-based materials. By utilizing plant-based materials they are able to use valuable renewable resources and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels to create foodservice packaging. They're replacing single-use plastics with sustainable, compostable alternatives in the foodservice and tableware industry and using those profits to help create a better world. As a mission-driven B Corp, they donate 25% of our profits every year to communities at the intersection of extreme poverty and climate change. Since 2009, they have given over $13M to fund hundreds of nonprofit projects that have created change and positively impacted tens of thousands of lives.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, World Centric earned an overall score of 120.5. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
120.5
120.5 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 14.3

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 & Engagement0.7
Ethics & Transparency3.5
+ 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 24.7

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 Security9.1
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.6
Career Development3.5
Engagement & Satisfaction5.1

Community 41.5

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, & Inclusion4.7
Economic Impact4.8
Civic Engagement & Giving4.8
Supply Chain Management7.6
+ Designed to Give17.3

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 36.0

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 & Climate4.7
Water2.1
Land & Life8.2
+ Resource Conservation13.6

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 3.9

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 Stewardship3.9


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score120.5
2017 Overall B Impact Score124
2015 Overall B Impact Score120.8
2012 Overall B Impact Score115.3

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