Davines Group

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Certified Since

November 2016

Industry

Personal care products

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

Albania,

Armenia,

Australia,

Austria,

Bahamas The,

Bahrain,

Belarus,

Belgium,

Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Brazil,

Bulgaria,

Canada,

Chile,

China,

Colombia,

Costa Rica,

Croatia (Hrvatska),

Cyprus,

Czech Republic,

Denmark,

Dominican Republic,

Ecuador,

El Salvador,

Estonia,

Finland,

France,

Georgia,

Germany,

Greece,

Grenada,

Guatemala,

Honduras,

Hong Kong S.A.R.,

Hungary,

Iceland,

India,

Indonesia,

Ireland,

Italy,

Japan,

Kazakhstan,

Kosovo,

Kuwait,

Kyrgyzstan,

Latvia,

Liechtenstein,

Lithuania,

Luxembourg,

Macau S.A.R.,

Malaysia,

Maldives,

Malta,

Mauritius,

Mexico,

Moldova,

Monaco,

Montenegro,

Morocco,

Netherlands The,

New Zealand,

Norway,

Panama,

Paraguay,

Peru,

Philippines,

Poland,

Portugal,

Qatar,

Romania,

Russia,

San Marino,

Saudi Arabia,

Serbia,

Singapore,

Slovakia,

Slovenia,

South Africa,

South Korea,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

Taiwan,

Thailand,

Turkey,

Uganda,

Ukraine,

United Arab Emirates,

United Kingdom,

United States,

Uruguay,

Uzbekistan,

Vietnam,

Zambia

"Do our best for the world, creating good life for all, through beauty, ethics and sustainability". The Davines Group, founded in Parma in 1983, specializes in professional cosmetic products under the brands Davines for haircare and Comfort zone for skincare. Led by President Davide Bollati and CEO Anthony Molet, the Group is headquartered in Parma at the Davines Group Village, alongside which stand the Scientific Garden and EROC - European Regenerative Organic Center - a research center focusing on regenerative organic agriculture stemming from a partnership with the Rodale Institute. Today, the Group has 8 subsidiaries, operates in 90 countries, and employs around 900 collaborators globally. Since 2019, both the Italian and US subsidiaries have been Benefit Corporations.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Davines Group earned an overall score of 123.5. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
123.5
123.5 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 19.0

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.


Workers 24.3

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.


Community 23.1

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.


Environment 51.7

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.


Customers 5.2

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.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score123.5
2020 Overall B Impact Score117.4
2016 Overall B Impact Score99.3

Additional Documentation

Transparent Disclosure Report 2020

Davines Score Methodology 2023

Transparent Disclosure Report 2023


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