Lake Champlain Chocolates Achieves B Corp Certification
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Family-owned Vermont chocolate company, Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), is proud to announce it is a Certified B Corporation. B Corp Certification validates LCC’s commitment to progressive social and environmental business practices, accountability, and transparency. There are more than 2,200 Certified B Corporations world-wide, 33 of which are in Vermont, with one unifying goal— to redefine success in business. The performance standards B Corps meet are comprehensive, transparent and verified. They measure a company’s impact on all its stakeholders, including workers, suppliers, community, customers, and the environment.
“Achieving B Corps Certification is the next step towards fulfilling our company’s vision to become the gold standard of chocolate companies in the United States, a respected leader other companies aspire to be,” said Eric Lampman, LCC President. “For more than 35 years, our practices have been guided by one core value – ‘everything must measure up to the chocolate.’ And this includes making a positive impact on our local and global communities by respecting our employees, fostering long-term partnerships with our suppliers, and practicing environmental responsibility.”
B Corps Certification is a holistic certification that evaluates the entire business. The performance standards provide a valuable third-party measurement tool, ensuring our customers and suppliers that LCC’s business practices meet the highest of standards.
“It’s exciting to join a global movement of companies who are committed to using business as a force for good,” said Lampman. “We’re looking forward to learning from and collaborating with the B Corps community to inspire other businesses to compete not only to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world.”
About B Corp Corporations
Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good. They meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. There are more than 2,500 Certified B Corporations in over 130 industries and 50 countries with 1 unifying goal- to redefine success in business.
About Lake Champlain Chocolates
Since 1983, Lake Champlain Chocolates has worked in pursuit of extraordinary chocolate moments. As a pioneer in the American chocolate movement, the Vermont chocolate company strives to create only the best-tasting chocolates imaginable. In the early days this meant sourcing the highest-quality fresh, local ingredients and never using preservatives or artificial flavors.
Today, the second-generation, family-owned company’s pursuit of the extraordinary continues. As a Certified B Corporation, the company is committed not only to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world by supporting cacao growing communities and using 100% fair trade certified chocolate, reducing toxins in the environment by sourcing organic ingredients, whenever possible, and continuing to make extraordinary seasonal and everyday chocolates for all to enjoy.
Lake Champlain Chocolates are available at their three company-owned stores in Vermont, nationwide at specialty stores and grocers, and online at Amazon and www.lakechamplainchocolates.com.
