Cascadia Seaweed Corp.

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

British Columbia, Canada

Certified Since

September 2022

Industry

Fishing & aquaculture

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

Canada,

United States

Cascadia Seaweed grows local species of kelp on regenerative ocean farms in partnership with coastal First Nations. They then harvest that kelp and manufacture products for agriculture, helping farmers increase yields while reducing emissions. They're building a scalable, circular system that enhances the natural environment and provides economic opportunity for Indigenous and coastal communities. Cascadia Nature-based Solutions delivers products and services for kelp restoration, biodiversity monitoring, and the creation of equitable, profitable seaweed value chains.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Cascadia Seaweed Corp. earned an overall score of 90.4. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
90.4
90.4 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.9

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 & Engagement2.8
Ethics & Transparency4.1
+ 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 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.

Financial Security10.0
Health, Wellness, & Safety6.3
Career Development2.7
Engagement & Satisfaction5.7

Community 40.2

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, & Inclusion4.0
Economic Impact6.6
Civic Engagement & Giving1.3
Supply Chain Management1.6
+ Supply Chain Poverty Alleviation6.7
+ Local Economic Development17.5

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 5.3

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 Management0.0
Air & Climate0.5
Water2.1
Land & Life2.2

Customers 2.2

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 Stewardship2.2