Clipper Teas
Tea and coffee company
Products include Fairtrade and organic teas and coffees. Acquired by Dutch organic food company Royal Wessanen in 2012.

Overall

Owned FRA
Rating C
About the Ratings

Company Ownership

Clipper Teas Ltd
UK
Ecotone
owns 100% of Clipper Teas Ltd
FRA
Organic food
Founded in 1765. Formerly Wessanen. One of Europe's largest organic food companies. Acquired in 2019 by a consortium consisting of private equity firm PAI Partners and Charles Jobson, Wessanen's largest shareholder.
PAI Partners SAS
owns 62% of Ecotone
FRA
Private equity firm
PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor headquartered in France. PAI invests in five core sectors: business services, food & consumer goods, general industrials, healthcare and retail & distribution.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Nov 2024)
Clipper Teas Ltd
Information
Fairtrade products
This company sells Fairtrade Certified products.
Non-GMO products in USA
This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
Ecotone
Praise
Palm oil rating - WAZA
The PalmOil Scan app, produced by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), rates companies on their commitment to sourcing sustainable palm oil. Companies are scored on their use of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), commitment to sourcing CSPO, on-the-ground conservation action, and membership to the RSPO. Companies can earn a rating of Excellent, Good, Poor or No Commitment. This company is rated "Excellent" (retrieved 18 Nov 2023).
Source: WAZA (2023)
Certified B Corp with score of 116.5
Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. The B Impact Assessment measures a company's practices and outcomes in five areas: governance, workers, community, the environment, and customers. This company has a B Impact Score of 116.5 and has held B Corp Certification since December 2019. The median score for businesses is 50.9, with a score of 80 required for B Corp Certification.
CDP Climate Change Score of B
In 2019, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of B.
Source: CDP (2019)
CDP Forests Score of B
In 2021, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests Score of B.
Source: CDP (2021)
Criticism
Unsustainable palm oil use
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Information
Organic products
Company retails manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic.
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PAI Partners SAS
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PAI Foundation
PAI Human Capital is PAI's own charity, set-up at the beginning of 2012 and is supported by the Partners of the firm. In 2012, the PAI Foundation supported seven associations across France, Germany, Italy and Spain, with a specific focus on professional reintegration.
ESG Commitments
This company has a number of corporate responsibility claims on its website. "PAI decided to strengthen its formal commitment and PAI's Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") strategy has now acquired a central importance in the firm's activities."
UN Principles for Responsible Investment signatory
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
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Company Details

Type:
Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address:
Dorset, United Kingdom
Website:
www.clipper-teas.com

Products / Brands

Clipper Teas / Kadac (distributor)
Clipper Coffee
★ some products certified organic-
★ some products Fairtrade
Clipper Teas
Clipper Tea
★ some products certified organic
★ some products Fairtrade