B Corp & Transparency
aldea is a Certified B Corporation
Aldea has been a Certified B Corp since 2020, and in that time the certification has provided a beacon to guide every decision we make as a company. Aldea Coffee is part of a community of business leaders working to make a positive impact locally and globally. Since our inception in 2015, reaching B Corp certification is one of our greatest achievements.
See our score here.
Scroll down to see our Impact Reports & transparency documents.
B Corp Certification
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. In order to achieve certification, a company must:
- Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review. Multinational corporations must also meet baseline requirement standards.
- Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.
- Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.
Impact reports
The Aldea Advisory Board
Aldea Coffee recognizes our role as a business operating within a vast community of stakeholders -
including but not limited to the local community, the Earth, employees, vendors, and customers. Given
the ways in which our business operations impact many beyond the owners and managers of the
company, we seek input and expertise from a variety of stakeholders through our Advisory Board (AB).
We undertake this AB as a way to ensure that diverse, inclusive insight and advice are considered as part
of our decision making processes. We believe this will help create long-term sustainability for our
business in the following capacities:
● Introducing each other to leaders in the community
● Providing access to needed resources
● Giving feedback on business projects, brand, and presentation
● Providing insight and guidance on the organization’s long term growth and vision
● Reviewing our annual social, environmental and financial reports
An Advisory Board is designed to advise a company management team on issues of strategic importance and provide support and guidance for the achievement of the team’s mission statement. The AB meets three times a year to discuss key issues and make recommendations to the team. Note that this is different from a Board of Directors, which usually makes decisions on behalf of an organization. An Advisory Board is for advice, not governance or decision making.
Policies
At Aldea Coffee, we strive to provide you with the best quality coffee products and exceptional customer service. We understand that sometimes situations may arise where you may need to return or exchange a product. Please read our full return and exchange policy carefully to understand your options.