Lawson's Dry Hills Wines Limited
Marlborough Region, New Zealand
December 2024
Agricultural Processing
Agriculture/Growers
Australia,
China,
Cook Islands,
Denmark,
Germany,
Hong Kong S.A.R.,
Ireland,
Japan,
Malaysia,
Netherlands The,
New Zealand,
Poland,
Singapore,
South Korea,
Spain,
United Kingdom
Lawson’s Dry Hills is a pioneer of the Marlborough wine industry, taking risks and driving change for the sole purpose of making world-class wines since 1992. The small, hands-on team of just 18 people, live and breathe the philosophy of no compromise, to the point of having complete in-house control over every part of the process from vine to glass. Their wines earn many awards, giving wine lovers all over the world the opportunity to experience an authentic piece of New Zealand. Sustainability has been at the forefront of Lawson’s Dry Hills for the last two decad, being one of the first to join Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand. Their focus of reducing their environmental impact through energy, water and waste management sits alongside their recycling and sustainable packaging choices. In addition to their B Corporation certification, their wines are independently accredited 100% sustainable (ISO14001) and the company is Toitū certified net carbonzero (ISO14064). Lawson’s Dry Hills was the recipient of the 2023 NZ International Business Award ‘Excellence in Sustainability’. Lawson’s Dry Hills’ vision is to lead local sustainable wine production and as a result, continue to grow a thriving, global wine business for the company, the Marlborough region and New Zealand.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 15.3
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 21.4
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.
Community 13.4
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 33.5
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 1.1
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.