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https://www.confectioneryproduction.com/news/30416/valrhona-chocolate-business-gains-b-corp-sustainability-status/

Valrhona chocolate business gains B Corp sustainability status

2020-07-14 12:43:55, , Confectionery Production

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/Business & Industrial
/Food & Drink/Food/Candy & Sweets

Word Count:
463

Words/Sentence:
39

Reading Time:
3.09 min

Reading Quality:
Adept

Readability:
13th to 15th

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French-based chocolate business Valrhona has gained coveted B Corp status, recognising its efforts towards delivering sustainability initiatives designed to improve its environmental and overall business performance.

Following the audit, the company obtained a B Impact score of 88,3 points out of a possible 200 (with 80 being the minimum standard), which resulted in changing its statutes to legally state that the business takes into account all stakeholders, as well as the planet in all its decisions.

The business has a strong heritage in the fine chocolate field, having first started in the small village of Tain L'Hermitage, France since 1922.

The company also supports the Food Recovery Network fighting against food waste in the US.

A spokesperson for the company said: "The last few months have taught us a lot and, above all, have shown us that in the face of challenges, we can transform ourselves quickly.

Let's not wait for the climate crisis and the sharp rise in inequalities to push us, as a matter of urgency, to rethink our economic models, our operations and our ways of working together.

"We are aware that companies have a crucial role to play in our evolving world.

To gain this status, firms are assessed in five areas: governance, employees, customers, community, and environment.

As Valrhona noted, its ongoing sustainability initiatives have included a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2020.

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