Annual Impact Report
Dare to do better. That’s our mantra. As a second-generation, Vermont family company, born from a dare to do better, we’re rooted in our vision to change the world one delicious chocolate at a time.
In 2023, we took our dare to do better to a whole new level by legally becoming a Benefit Corporation. While we were already a certified B Corporation®, dedicated to using business as a force for good, our new legal status ensures that our social and environmental performance is forever a part of Lake Champlain Chocolates.
Our annual impact report highlights just a few of the sustainability initiatives we are tackling. While this report only covers results from the past 12 months, it is a strategic work in progress that has been many years in the making. It has involved implementing company-wide tracking of our emissions, waste, and utility usage. Employee-led suggestions help shape many of our projects and initiatives. Growth allows us to strengthen what we already do, and improve our community and company, while finding new ways to reduce our environmental impact.
Throughout this process, we’ve also discovered areas for improvement, areas where we can and will dare ourselves to do better. We look forward to having you join us on this mission!
Highlights from our 2024 Impact Report:
- After experiencing historical flooding events, we helped raise $12,000 for flood relief for Vermont farmers.
- Employees planted trees, weeded, and harvested vegetable during our annual company-wide volunteer day.
- The launch of our socially and envrionmentally sustainable Maker's Mark ® Bourbon Truffles shows that when two certified B Corporations® come together, delicious things can happen!
- Our community rallied around our B Corp month initiative and helped us raise $11,224 for the Vermont Foodbank.
- We proudly donated 1% of sales from our Signature Bar line to Project Tocache, which built essential infrastructure and brought clean water to cacao famers in Peru!
Take a look at what we've been up to this last year:
Interested in seeing our progress? Read our previous Impact Reports: