
The growing interest in B Corp certification
Food manufacturers, from the very small to just about as large as they come, have found themselves drawn to the B Corp ideals of sustainable business.
Food manufacturers, from the very small to just about as large as they come, have found themselves drawn to the B Corp ideals of sustainable business.
Why should food companies consider becoming B Corp?
5 Apr 2018
Some food manufacturers have found themselves drawn to B Corp ideals of sustainable business - and we look at why.
Danone has been one of the major food corporations looking seriously at B Corp certification, which takes into account all stakeholders, rather than holding as pre-eminent the return to a company's shareholders. The French giant today (12 April) announced its North America arm is now B Corp-certified and just-food's Ben Cooper spoke to group chairman and CEO Emmanuel Faber about his support for that way of codifying a food business.
Danone's North America arm becomes latest B Corp subsidiary
12 Apr 2018
Danone's North American business has become a B Corp, the latest in the French giant's subsidiaries to earn the certification.
Becoming a B Corp
9 Apr 2018
Here, just-food details the process a food company will have to go through in order to gain B Corp certification.
How sustainability is influencing M&A in the food industry
6 Oct 2017
Ben Cooper looks at how sustainability considerations are influencing food industry mergers and acquisitions.
Why UK chocolate upstart Doisy & Dam focused on sustainability at outset - interview
26 Jul 2017
UK-based chocolate business Doisy & Dam recently announced it had gained B Corporation status. Ben Cooper spoke with co-founders, Ed Smith and Rich Wilkinson about the importance this young company places on sustainable growth.
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