RH Amar, one of the UK’s leading food importers and distributors, has achieved B Corp™ Certification, joining a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
The certification follows a rigorous assessment process in which the family-run company was evaluated across five key impact areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers.
The company, which was founded in 1945 and is now led by the third generation of the Amar family, has put social and environmental responsibility at the heart of its business through its ‘Doing Business Better’ strategy which includes a commitment to donate 10% of its profits each year to charity – with more than £3 million donated to good causes since 2013.
Last year, RH Amar became carbon neutral for its own operations, and it recently completed the move to a purpose-built sustainable office and distribution facility in High Wycombe.
James Amar, RH Amar Strategy & CSR Director, said: “We are delighted to achieve B Corp™ Certification. As a business we are committed to supporting our people, building strong partnerships, reducing our environmental impact and giving back to communities and see this certification as both recognition of our efforts to date and encouragement to keep improving.”
Chris Turner, CEO of B Lab UK, says: “Welcoming RH Amar to the B Corp community is hugely exciting. Its commitment to doing business differently will be an inspiration to others and will help spread the notion that success in business is as much about people and planet as it is profit.”
RH Amar is now part of a growing community of over 10,700 businesses globally that have certified as B Corps. The B Corp community in the UK is the largest and fastest growing in the world, with over 2,700 companies spanning a range of different industries and sizes.
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