B CORP® RECERTIFICATION: PASSED WITH FULL MARKS
In 2016 the Davines Group joined the family of B Corps with a score of 99 points. In November 2023, thanks to the efforts made, we again improved our B Corp score. Compared with 99 points in 2016, and 117,4 in 2020, in 2023 we scored our highest ever:123,5 points!
How we create value as a brand
In 2023, the Davines Group achieved a significant milestone with the recertification as a B Corp®. This marked a pivotal moment for the company, reflecting its ongoing commitment since 2016 to enhance its positive impact on both people and the planet.
At Comfort Zone, we share this dedication by creating regenerative products and treatments every day, blending professional expertise, continuous innovation, and a deep respect for the skin and the environment.
Our formulas, enriched with high percentages of naturally derived bioactive ingredients, deliver clinically proven, effective results.
What is a B Corp®
B Corp certification is issued by the B Lab international organization and measures the company’s entire social and environmental performance according to the rigorous standards set by the B Impact Assessment (BIA), the assessment process required to become a B Corp, which provides a precise score to measure impact on five different areas of interest: governance, workers, community, environment and customers.
Davines became a B Corp® with a score of 99 in 2016, but the certification has a validity of three years, after which the assessment procedure must be repeated to make sure that the sustainability standards have been maintained and improved. This is what happened at Davines: in 2023 we have improved our score up to 123,5 points.
Overall score 123,5
This is the confirmation that the Davines Group is committed every day to improve its positive impact on the environment and on the people. Here below is a summary of the concrete actions that enabled us to improve our impact during recertification:
GOVERNANCE
- 100% of managers at every organizational level (executives, middle managers and supervisors) at the Parma headquarters have references to sustainability in their job mission and specific related goals.
- Materiality analysis: carried out with the involvement of our stakeholders.
- Public declaration of financial and in-kind donations and anticorruption policy.
19,4
WORKERS
- Expansion of training provision for the development of soft skills, life skills and skills-based competencies, and of the internal Learning Hub platform dedicated to staff training.
- Great Place To Work certification: measuring and monitoring employee satisfaction and engagement.
24,4
COMMUNITY
- Increased number of suppliers (72% in purchase value) and temporary agency staff (100%) who have signed our Code of Conduct
- Assessment of suppliers and supply chain through our social and environmental sustainability questionnaire, EcoVadis and B Impact Assessment
- Actions on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): internal training and compliance with language and requirements in job descriptions to ensure that they are inclusive and equitable.
23,1
ENVIRONMENT
- LEED certification of the Davines Group Village, which monitors the environmental and social impact of the production site.
- Implementation of environmental management system to reduce our environmental impacts and increase our operational efficiency.
- Environmental practices: chemical sanitization replaced by steam sanitization and closed-loop cooling system; renewable energy produced on-site; wastewater treatment plant; zero waste to landfill.
- Footprint and neutralization of scope 1 and 2 emissions through the purchase of Plan Vivo certified carbon credits.
- Commitment with SBTi to become Net Zero by 2050.
51,7
CUSTOMERS
- Training opportunities to provide ongoing professional development and improved knowledge (e.g., training on sustainability, health and wellness etc.).
5,2
Sonia Ziveri
Chief Sustainability Officer
Davines Group
"Being a B Corp means embracing a holistic approach, an alternative and more evolved model than the traditional model, where respect and positive impact on people and the environment are central to everyday activities.
The Davines Group pursues goals that go beyond mere profit, starting with a regenerative, inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic model capable of creating and redistributing value among all our stakeholders”.
Why are B Corps different from other companies?
Being a B Corp means believing in a more advanced and alternative business model to the traditional one, in which respect and positive impact on people and the environment is at the center of everyday activities. The Davines Group, and we as Comfort Zone, in addition to being a certified B Corporation since 2016, has also become a Benefit Company since 2019. Let's find out what these definitions mean.
STANDARD COMPANY
Its purpose is doing business distributing profits and dividends among shareholders.
B CORP®
B Corporations choose to distribute the value they create not only among shareholders, but also among all stakeholders: employees, suppliers, the local community where the company operates, the environment.
Davines has been a B Corp® since 2016.
BENEFIT CORPORATION
When a company decides to become a Benefit Corporation, it reinforces in its by-laws the commitment to operate not only for profit, but also for the benefit of the planet and the community.