Kaya Unite

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Certified Since

February 2022

Industry

Apparel

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Chile

KAYA UNITE busca ser una marca que promueva un estilo de vida con cultura positiva ligada a los deportes al aire libre, cuidado de la naturaleza y la música de raíces africanas. Desarrollando y ofreciendo prendas de vestir con altos estándares de calidad y diseños originales, manteniendo una relación cercana con sus colaboradores y usuarios. Nos apasiona dejar un impacto positivo general a largo plazo. Eso incluye cómo tratamos a nuestros colaboradores, qué materiales usamos en nuestros productos y cómo nuestras acciones están afectando los climas nevados que tanto amamos. Para Kaya, la sostenibilidad no es algo " bueno de tener", es esencial para nosotros.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Kaya Unite earned an overall score of 82.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
82.2
82.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 15.6

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 & Engagement1.7
Ethics & Transparency3.9
+ 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 22.4

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 Security2.5
Health, Wellness, & Safety7.8
Career Development3.0
Engagement & Satisfaction4.5

Community 19.9

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, & Inclusion4.6
Economic Impact7.5
Civic Engagement & Giving2.6
Supply Chain Management2.7

Environment 20.2

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 Management5.2
Air & Climate3.6
Water2.8
Land & Life7.1
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation0.9

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.


Customers 3.8

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 Stewardship3.8


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2022 Overall B Impact Score82.2

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