Tilda has received a B Corp certification, making it the first rice company in the UK to do so.
To certify as B Corp, brans need to evaluate its impact on all stakeholders – including employees, the wider community, suppliers, customers and shareholders, as well as the environment – in its offices, factories, stores and supply chain.
The rice company stated it had to “dig deep” into its data and “question what we thought we know from the ground up.”
“We now know our farmers even better – including the size and economic profile of the farms on which our rice is grown,” it added.
“This is going to be useful going forward as we measure the impact we’re having on the climate impacts of growing our rice,” Tilda continued.
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Tilda managing director Jean-Philippe Laborde told edie the certification reflects its “absolute commitment to being the most responsible rice producer in the world.
“We must seek out and embrace all the ways we can reduce the environmental impacts of growing rice, from working with our progressive farmers and scrutinising our supply chain, to investing in our manufacturing, evolving our packaging and supporting local communities,” Laborde added.
“We will continue to challenge ourselves, and others, to do better. Looking ahead, it is our ambition to share our learnings across the industry to help ensure that all successful measures that can make a positive difference to people and planet be adopted across the entire global rice supply chain.”
