Ecotone UK (trading as Kallo Foods Ltd)
Surrey, United Kingdom
February 2019
Food products
Manufacturing
United Kingdom
Wessanen UK believes in creating healthier, sustainable food and drink products that empower people to make better choices both for themselves and for the planet. Inspired by nature, Wessanen UK wants to protect the living planet for current and future generations by promoting the right food and by conducting business in a sustainable way. The company is very proud of its four pioneering brands in the UK and their positions within expanding market segments: Clipper Teas is the world’s largest Fairtrade tea brand; Kallo makes market-leading, organic rice cakes and other savoury snacks and stocks; Whole Earth is the UK’s number one peanut butter brand and producer of organic spreads, cereals and drinks; and Mrs Crimble’s is a leader in gluten-free snacks. Wessanen UK employs around 200 people across two sites: the head office in Camberley, Surrey and the centre of tea manufacturing excellence in Beaminster, Dorset. Wessanen UK is the trading name of Kallo Foods Ltd, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wessanen bv, one of Europe’s largest companies in organic and sustainable food.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 10.4
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.
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.
Governance 10.4
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.
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 23.5
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 24.2
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.
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 28.1
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.
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.