TOPSHAM
Topsham-based Wicked Joe Coffee Roasting Company recently announced its status as a certified B Corporation (B Corp).
The announcement comes after an assessment of Wicked Joe’s community, environmental, governance and employee practices conducted by the nonprofit B Lab.
B Corp is a certification that generates an impact report card on a company, giving a score to five key factors — environment, workers, customers, community and governance.
Wicked Joe’s overall score was 108. To be eligible for certification, a company must score 80 or higher. With the completion of the process, Wicked Joe joins the more than 1,600 companies nationwide that are certified B Corp.
“We are very proud to have achieved the B Corp certification using best business practices,” said Carmen Garver, owner/treasurer of Wicked Joe. “At Wicked Joe, we maintain high social, environmental, production and performance practices, while the B Corp validates those practices at the highest level. At our core we believe that while building a sustainable company and creating exceptional coffees, we have the greatest lasting impact on our environment and community.”
Visit bcorporation.net to view Wicked Joe Coffee’s impact report card in detail.
About Wicked Joe Coffee
• WICKED JOE is a family-owned company committed to producing exceptional coffees using sustainable business practices from crop to cup. Our organic certified roastery is a state-of the art and energy-efficient facility. We work directly with farmers and cooperatives to build lasting, collaborative partnerships. The purchase of our Fair Trade and organic certified coffees ensures that farmers get better prices, directly supports farming communities and protects the environment.
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