L’Occitane receives B Corp certification

L’Occitane has announced that it is now a certified B Corporation retailer, following two years of evaluating its impact on all its stakeholders – including employees, the wider community, suppliers, customers and shareholders, as well as environment. With this certification, the group joins a global community of businesses that share a collective vision of creating an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy to “be a force for good in the world”. Jonathan Normand, executive director of B Lab Switzerland, said: “We warmly welcome the L'Occitane Group to our community of over 6,900 innovative companies catalysing a more inclusive and regenerative economy. Their commitment to biodiversity and sustainable value chain is commendable and aligns with B Movement interdependence principles. “The L'Occitane Group is not only enhancing their own impact, but also working to transform the beauty industry with other B Corps. We applaud their dedication to using business as a force for good.” Adrien Geiger, chief sustainability officer at the L’OCCITANE Group, said: “We have championed sustainability since 1976. Today we are incredibly excited to join this group of businesses that share our ethos – harnessing the power of business to build stronger communities, reduce economic inequality, and create a more sustainable environment for everyone.” André Hoffmann, CEO of the L’OCCITANE Group, added: “B Corp certification highlights our evolution as a business and our clear, collective focus on the triple bottom line. By leveraging our unique position as a responsible, successful global business, we can exercise influence and drive long-term positive change throughout the world.” Reinold Geiger, chairman of the L’OCCITANE Group, concluded: ‘We are thrilled to be B Corp certified. B Corp is one of the only global standards that assesses an entire business, and it is a stamp of approval for companies acting in a sustainable way. “A heartfelt thank you to our employees and partners for their support in reaching this important milestone and for the part they continue to play in helping us to be better every day.”