Natures Crops Inc
North Carolina, United States
August 2022
Agricultural Processing
Agriculture/Growers
Canada,
United Kingdom,
United States
NCI (Natures Crops International) is a vertically integrated natural products ingredient business that prioritizes contributing to the health and wellness of consumers and the environment. These ‘all natural’ ingredients are produced to help consumers feel well, move well and look well. The entire supply chain is built and managed to be the cleanest, greenest, and lightest touch possible, without ever compromising on quality, safety, reliability, or functional performance. To make these ingredients, NCI’s farmers grow specialty crops in agricultural environments following water management, biodiversity enhancement, carbon capture, soil erosion protection, & minimal chemical impact protocols that contribute to healthier soils, healthier environments, and a healthier planet. This is all made possible by a great team committed to the following the three P’s- Planet, Process, Products. Ahiflower, an award winning and ground-breaking plant based nutritional oil, was developed to be a superior alternative to fish oil. It’s a non-GMO, regeneratively grown, scientifically backed and without doubt a far nicer, kinder and superior ingredient than fish oil. Each acre of Ahiflower produces as much omega 3 rich oil as approx. 500,000 anchovies!
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 7.3
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.
Governance 7.3
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 25.0
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 19.2
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.
Environment 25.0
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.
Customers 5.0
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.
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.