B Impact Report

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East West Tea Co. LLC

Parent Company of Yogi Tea and Choice Organic Teas
Certified Since: June, 2014
Location: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

105.6

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

yogiproducts.com, choiceorganicteas.com

East West Tea Company, parent company of Yogi Tea and Choice Organic Teas, has been making delicious, purposeful teas for over three decades.

Together, their family of brands works to create products that are good for people and the planet.

Based in Eugene, Ore., East West Tea Company is one of four local Certified B Corporations, and the only LEED-certified tea production facility in the world. With every ingredient they source, and every cup of tea they make, they strive to support quality, sustainability and social responsibility on a local, national and global level.

As part of their commitment to their community and planet, they have implemented environmentally preferred practices, support organic farming practices in their supply chain, and work with organizations in their local community and across the globe through partnerships that empower others to achieve their greatest potential and live vibrant lives.

By implementing highly-selective sourcing standards, rigorous quality testing and a commitment to creating products that minimize their environmental footprint, they ensure quality products for their consumers, while respecting the planet. It is their hope that this goodness shines through in every cup of Yogi and Choice Organic Teas.

Best for the World Honoreeinfo_outline

linkBest for Overall 2019 linkBest for Changemaker 2019 linkBest for Changemakers 2018 linkBest for Changemakers 2017

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

file_downloadYogi Tea Disclosure Questionnaire file_downloadYogi Tea Transparent Assessment file_downloadYogi Tea Transparent Assessment 2019

Impact Area Scoresinfo_outline

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.

info_outlineImpact Area Scores

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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info_outlineBest for the World Honoree

Each year, B Lab releases lists honoring the top-performing Certified B Corps in each Impact Area and overall, broken down by size, on the annual Best for the World lists.

info_outlineAdditional Documentation

B Lab may determine that a company should make additional material beyond their B Impact Report transparent in order for the public to be able to evaluate the company’s overall impact. This additional transparency may cover participation in a controversial industry, information shared on the company’s Disclosure Questionnaire, or simply a company’s relationship to a larger complex entity. Public companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries are required to make their full B Impact Assessments transparent to achieve B Corp Certification.