B The Change: Buy B Corp Products
By Valley Natural Foods Staff
When I first learned about B Corp Certification, I thought oh no, another certification on top of non-GMO, USDA Organic and Fair-Trade labels that will confuse people. However, after doing a bit of research, I realized that B Corp Certification is the creme de la creme of third-party validation, focusing not just on whether a product is organic, fair trade or non-GMO, but on the organizational level too. This certification reflects analyzing a company’s environmental performance, how it treats its workers, its governance in regards to transparency and engagement practices and how well its products and services improve the lives of its customers.
To receive B Corp certification, a company must fill out a lengthy assessment that measures its success in the areas mentioned: worker impact, environment, governance and customers. Companies that receive at least an 80 out of 200 points, qualify for B Corp Certification, which is solidified after a phone interview and after submitting supporting documentation. If an organization does not achieve at least an 80, the B Corp certifiers will help the company to develop an action plan to increase its score. What’s really neat, is that the B Corp has a database of all the qualifying companies on its website, with scores listed and complete reports per organization available for download: www.bcorporation.net/community/find-a-b-corp
What makes this even better is that many companies at Valley Natural Foods are B Corp Certified. B Corp certified companies are described as leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good™. They meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. There are more than 1,500 Certified B Corporations in over 120 industries and 40 countries with 1 unifying goal – to redefine success in business.
When you choose to purchase products from these companies, you, too, can B the Change! Below is a listing of some of the B Corp Certified companies at Valley Natural Foods, which also contain the B-Corp certified seal on their products. Click on each company name to link to its B Corp listing, which provides a summary of the company, its products, its B Corp score, and a link to download each B Corp report.
- Alter Eco Truffles & Chocolates
- Badger Body Care (hair pomade, hand/cuticle balm, beard/mustache wax, facial care, sunscreen & shaving cream)
- Beanfields Chips (bean & rice chips)
- ChicoBag Company (reusable bags)
- Country Life Vitamins (calcium, B, D, C & other vitamins)
- Dessert Essence Personal Care Products (lotions & hair care)
- Dang Foods (coconut chips)
- Dr. Bronner’s Soaps (soaps, shave gel, lip balm, coconut oil, toothpaste)
- EO Skin Care Products (lotions, soaps, sanitizer gels/sprays)
- Garden of Life (organic vitamins, mineral formulas, probiotics, protein supplements, green foods)
- Guayaki Yerba Mate herbal beverages (citrus, mint, traditional mate, pure passion & sparkling bottled teas)
- Happy Family Brands organic food for babies, toddlers and kids (baby food, melts, puffs, snacks & cereal)
- Hilary’s Eat Well (hemp, bean & veggie burgers, salad dressing)
- Inesscents Aromatic Botanicals organic body care products (body butter, mango butter, cocoa butter, almond oil, avocado oil, African shea oil & butter, witch hazel extract)
- King Arthur Flour (unbleached, gluten free, coconut, almond & bread flours; brownie, bread, cookie, & muffin mixes)
- Klean Kanteen (reusable beverage containers)
- Manitoba Harvest hemp foods and oils (hemp seed & protein hemp)
- Moon Valley Organics Personal Care Products (baby balm, lotion, soap)
- New Chapter (vitamins and supplements)
- Organic India herbal teas & supplements (wide variety of tea flavors, available in tea bags & bowel, kidney, immunity, skin & other supplements)
- Preserve Personal Care Products (razors & toothbrushes)
- Runa Clean Energy tea (bottled berry, guava, hibiscus, lemon, lime, mint & original flavored teas)
- Seventh Generation household products (laundry detergent, diapers, toilet paper, paper towels, dishwasher gel/liquids, dish soap, baby wipes, fabric softener sheets)
- Tanka Bar (buffalo meat sticks & bars)
- Topical BioMedics, Inc. homeopathics (Topricin foot and pain relief cream)
- Tofurky (vegan brats, sausage, tempeh, gravy, cheese, pepperoni, pot pies)
- World Centric Zero Waste Solutions (compostable plates)
