That’s right, we have re-certified as a B Corp, with an incredible 99.7 Points! 🥳
Three years ago, we achieved our first B Corp certification with a score of 90.1. Today, we’ve increased that score by an impressive 9.6 points; a significant milestone that reflects the passion, care, & commitment of every single person across Bird & Blend.
This achievement belongs to everyone, from customer to TEAm member.
What Does B Corp Certification Mean?
B Corp certification is no small feat. It’s a rigorous, in-depth audit that looks at how a business operates across five key impact areas:
🍃 Governance
🍃 Employees
🍃 Community
🍃 Environment
🍃 Customers
Every “nook & cranny” of the business is assessed against the highest ethical, social, & environmental standards. Becoming (and remaining) a B Corp helps us hold ourselves accountable, ensuring we’re genuinely operating sustainably & making a positive impact on the world around us.
Growing Our Business, Growing Our Impact
One of the biggest reasons we grow as a business is to grow our impact, & it’s incredibly rewarding to see those two things move hand in hand.
Since 2022, we’ve expanded from 14 stores to 30, & our B Corp score has grown right alongside us. That’s a powerful reminder that growth doesn’t have to come at the expense of people or planet.
What We've Achieved Together
Over the last three years, we’ve accomplished so much. Here are just a few highlights that helped us reach this brilliant new score, 99.7 & a spotlight on how everyone played a part.
🌱 Donating 0.7% of Our Revenue to ChariTEA
These efforts didn’t just earn us B Corp points; they helped create real, meaningful change & allowed us to give back through our ChariTEA programme.
This impact was made possible by you:
🍃 Buying takeaway drinks! Our Teas4Trees initiative, which plants a tree for every takeaway drink sold
🍃 Purchasing our ChariTEA of the Quarter blend throughout the year
🍃 Adding a ‘Donate A Cuppa’ at checkout
🍃 Buying in-store blends, which are linked to their chosen ChariTEAs
🍃 Showing up for our in-store ChariTEA events
🍃 Stocking up on Advent Calendars, each Advent planted a tree!
🌍 Decisions Made With People & Planet in Mind
Our improved B Corp score is also the result of countless thoughtful decisions made every day, including:
🍃 Our Product TEAm transitioning sticky chai & matcha packaging to designs with lower emissions
🍃 The Finance TEAm switching us to Ecotricity, one of the greenest electricity suppliers in the UK
🍃 People & Culture introducing a suite of benefits & ensuring part-time TEAm members have access too, regardless of hours worked
🍃 The Operations TEAm ensuring our suppliers meet high ethical & environmental standards
🍃 Operations & Retail TEAms strengthening our Health & Safety processes
There’s so much behind-the-scenes work that goes unseen, but it all adds up to something truly powerful.
This achievement comes down to every single TEAm member, from our Tea Mixologists to Managing Director, living our Bird & Blend values every day & sharing them with the World, but it also wouldn’t be possible without you, the customer reading this! Thank you for enjoying our tea, & allowing us to do more & more good with your continued support.
Until then, we hope you have a fabulous rest of your year. Here’s to what we’ll achieve next!
Tea & Love,
The B&B TEAm x
