02.24.16
Herbalist & Alchemist, Washington, NJ, has again been certified as a B Corporation, confirming the herbal products company’s high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. H&A has been a certified B Corporation since 2010.
“The standards and practices required for becoming certified as a B Corporation were built into Herbalist & Alchemist from the beginning, making products that are beneficial for people in a way that is good for the earth,” said Herbalist & Alchemist CEO Beth Lambert. “The B Corporation assessment is very demanding, requiring extensive documentation to prove you run your business the way you say you do. It’s a lot like cGMP compliance in that way.”
B Corporations, certified as meeting rigorous standards by B Lab, are those that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. The standards, incorporating verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, are comprehensive and transparent. They measure a company’s impact on all of its stakeholders. Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally able to consider the impact of their decisions on employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and environment in addition to their shareholders.
“We are particularly proud of our commitment to using local suppliers first, which drives a lot of our purchases,”Ms. Lambert said. “If the herbs we need in the quality we demand are not locally grown, we look elsewhere in the US. The amount of plant material we buy from abroad is now very small.”
“The standards and practices required for becoming certified as a B Corporation were built into Herbalist & Alchemist from the beginning, making products that are beneficial for people in a way that is good for the earth,” said Herbalist & Alchemist CEO Beth Lambert. “The B Corporation assessment is very demanding, requiring extensive documentation to prove you run your business the way you say you do. It’s a lot like cGMP compliance in that way.”
B Corporations, certified as meeting rigorous standards by B Lab, are those that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. The standards, incorporating verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, are comprehensive and transparent. They measure a company’s impact on all of its stakeholders. Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally able to consider the impact of their decisions on employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and environment in addition to their shareholders.
“We are particularly proud of our commitment to using local suppliers first, which drives a lot of our purchases,”Ms. Lambert said. “If the herbs we need in the quality we demand are not locally grown, we look elsewhere in the US. The amount of plant material we buy from abroad is now very small.”