Laudescher

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Normandy, France

Certified Since

April 2023

Industry

Furniture

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

Belgium,

Denmark,

France,

Germany,

Italy,

Kuwait,

Luxembourg,

Monaco,

Morocco,

Netherlands The,

Switzerland,

United Kingdom,

United States

Laudescher est un fabricant français de solutions architecturales en bois massif. Basée en Normandie depuis 1965, Laudescher emploie 49 personnes, sur son unique site de production à Carentan-les-Marais. Laudescher propose des solutions design et acoustiques pour contribuer au bien-être des usagers des bâtiments. De l’approvisionnement à la fabrication des produits, en passant par la conception, Laudescher est engagée pour un impact positif. Laudescher is a french manufacturer of timber architectural solutions. Based in Normandy since 1965, Laudescher employs 50 people, on its unique factory in Carentan-les-Marais. Laudescher offers design and acoustic solutions, in order to contribute to well-being of building users. From supplying to manufacturing products, through the design, Laudescher is comitted to a positive impact.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Laudescher 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 13.7

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 & Engagement1.3
Ethics & Transparency2.3
+ 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 21.8

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 Security3.7
Health, Wellness, & Safety6.8
Career Development2.6
Engagement & Satisfaction4.7

Community 10.6

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, & Inclusion1.4
Economic Impact1.5
Civic Engagement & Giving1.4
Supply Chain Management6.2

Environment 39.9

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 & Climate6.2
Water3.4
Land & Life6.3
+ Land/wildlife Conservation5.8
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation11.2

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 4.2

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 Stewardship4.2


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score90.4

Additional Documentation

Laudescher disclosure report on Biodiversity and Intensive Industry


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