Lake Champlain Chocolates
Vermont, United States
May 2018
Food products
Manufacturing
United States
Lake Champlain Chocolates produces super-premium chocolates that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of craftsmanship, and the passion for quality in each extraordinary bite. What began in 1983 as a dare to do better has led to an on-going pursuit for extraordinary chocolate moments for all. Long before clean eating and eating localbecame trends, it just made sense to Lake Champlain Chocolates to use only the best ingredients and to support their local community. So they said no to preservatives and focused on utilizing high-quality honey, maple syrup, and fresh dairy from local farmers and producers to create superior chocolates. As a second-generation, family-owned company that sources non-GMO ingredients from around the globe, Lake Champlain Chocolates believes in improving the chocolate experiences for everyone — from the cacao farmers and customers, to every hardworking person and supplier along the way. Supporting fair trade initiatives, utilizing organic ingredients whenever possible, establishing an award-winning company health and wellness program, and donating to local non-profits are just a few of the ways Lake Champlain Chocolates works in pursuit of extraordinary chocolate moments. Lake Champlain Chocolates products are available online, nationwide at specialty food and gift stores, natural food coops, gourmet grocers, upscale hotels and inns, and at our three company-owned stores in Vermont.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 5.4
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 5.4
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 19.1
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 32.8
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.
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.
Environment 20.5
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 4.7
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.