B Impact Report

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Bruichladdich Distillery Co. Ltd

Islay single malt whiskies and Islay dry gin.
Certified Since: May, 2020
Location: Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay, United Kingdom
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

83.2

The B Impact Scores are being compared against all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment

www.bruichladdich.com

Bruichladdich distillery is located on the southwestern tip of the remote Hebridean Island of Islay, where they distill four unique spirits. Home to Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore single malt whiskies and The Botanist Islay dry gin.

There are many attributes they share with their distant Gaelic forefathers: stubborn, resolute, self-sufficient, tough, hard-working, enduring, straight-talking, emotional, passionate, philosophical and engaging… perhaps with a certain roguish quality. They are proudly nonconformist, as has always been the way in these Western Isles – Oirthir Gaidheal, the Coast of the Gaels, the land of the outsider. They passionately believe in terroir – in authenticity, place and provenance, in ultimate traceability. They seek to produce the most natural, thought-provoking, intellectually stimulating & enjoyable spirits possible.

They believe in asking questions, in moving forward regardless of industry convention or the status quo. They continue to rebel against the staid world of Scotch whisky. They pioneer the foraging movement in gin. Confronting transparency, and reconnecting with nature. This is not one distillery with one style of spirit; this is one project to break every boundary, to challenge every convention.

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

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info_outlineOverall B Impact Score

To certify as a B Corp, a company must achieve a minimum verified score of 80 points on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment asks questions about how the day-to-day operations of a company create positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and environment. Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points.

Scores for Certified B Corporations are verified by the non-profit B Lab.

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The questions in the B Impact Assessment are organized into five Impact Areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Click into a Impact Area to see topics covered in each. Topics in blue are Impact Business Models associated with that Impact Area where the company has earned additional credit. Due to rounding, displayed totals may not add up exactly.

The B Impact Assessment is customized to a company's size, sector, and geographic market.  However, within those parameters, there are still questions included in the B Impact Assessment that might not be relevant to a particular company. In cases where a question is not applicable, the potential points available for that question are instead earned based on the performance of the company on the other topics relevant to the stakeholder and summed up as "N/A points." Likewise, a score of N/A for Workers means that the company is a sole proprietor or partnership with no full-time staff, and a score of 0 or N/A for Customers means that the company does not have a specific Customer-focused Impact Business Model.

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