RIDGEVIEW RECOMMENDS – Inspiring B CORP BRANDS

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If you’re looking to shop more sustainably and align your values with your purchases, then you’re in the right place. Finding companies that care isn’t easy, but that’s where B Corp comes in.

Certified B Corporations meet the highest standard of social and environmental performance, scaling up their sustainable practices year on year. Globally recognised as the gold-star standard for purpose-driven brands, B Corps are your go-to for companies committed to sustainability.

As a B Corp ourselves, we understand the transformative power of sustainable businesses. So, to help us all buy better, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite B Corp brands. Dive into these inspirational B Corp businesses, building a better future for all…

Certified B Corporation - Ridgeview Wine Estate

Punchy Drinks

Sun-drenched soft drinks for sustainable living, punchy are all about feel-good flavours that go easy on the planet.

Served in fully recyclable and plastic-free cans, punchy’s premium soft drinks are bursting with vibrant flavours from carefully sourced, all-natural ingredients. Low sugar, vegan and gluten-free, a can of punchy packs 100% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin D. Fully carbon neutral, they support and donate to the charity FareShare – fighting hunger and tackling food waste across the UK.

Punchy provide award-winning soft drinks for our vineyard restaurant in Sussex, The Rows & Vine, where delicious flavours go hand-in-hand with the planet.

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Lucky Saint

Lucky Saint craft superior alcohol-free lager, unfiltered for maximum flavour. No additives, no flavourings, they use just four natural ingredients to brew their great-tasting beer.

Satisfaction with none of the sacrifice, Lucky Saint believe in making sustainability second nature. Taking a climate positive approach, they’ve moved to fully recycled packaging and partnered with Earthly to offset carbon, restore nature and enhance communities.

They champion mental health for the hospitality and retail industry through charitable partnerships and training. Redefining modern alcohol-free beer, Lucky Saint are inspiring the world to drink and live better.

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Sapling Spirits

Made exclusively in the UK, Sapling use local ingredients to produce world-class spirits.

Driving sustainability for the drinks industry, they are tackling climate change through reforestation and regenerative farming. Sapling plant a tree for every bottle and aim to plant 1 million by 2027 – you can even find your tree with their online tree tracker. Their bottles are made from up to 40% recycled glass and are 100% recyclable.

Climate conscious packaging means that they can supply hospitality venues (like our vineyard restaurant, The Rows & Vine) with 5 litre eco boxes that can be refilled and reused.

Clean, creamy and smooth, their delicious home-grown vodka and gin are leading the way in sustainable spirits.

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Huskee Cups

Huskee create contemporary, reusable drinkware repurposed from waste coffee husk.

Their mission is to recycle materials and eliminate single-use products in pursuit of a waste-free world.

Guests to Ridgeview’s vineyard restaurant, The Rows & Vine, are served coffee in their iconic Huskee Cups.

Produced from a byproduct of processing coffee beans, they’re beautifully designed with sustainability in mind, and we can’t recommend Huskee highly enough.

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Inspiring B Corp Brands - Bird and Blend Tea

Bird & Blend Co.

Independent, award-winning tea company, Bird & Blend are leading the way in tea innovation in the UK.

Committed to climate friendly cuppas, they are a carbon neutral company on a mission to reach net-zero emissions. Through their teas for trees initiative, they donate 12p for every cup they use in store, to the World Protection Fund – allowing one tree to be planted for every cup. Community is a key part of the Bird & Blend story and they donate all profits from one of their chosen tea blends to charitable causes throughout the year. Tea blending experts, they use high-quality whole leaf tea, fruit, spices, herbs and many other unique ingredients to create their award-winning blends.

Served in plastic-free, compostable tea bags, they have over 100 tasty teas to choose from. If you need help finding your flavour, check our their interactive tea matching quiz.

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Sustainable B Corp Brands - Raw Chocolate Company

The Raw Chocolate Company

Handcrafted, organic and 100% vegan, Raw Chocolate is designed to “put a smile on your face”. Created in eco-powered, zero-waste kitchens, they use ethically sourced, sun-dried cacao to produce their delectable range of raw chocolate.

Striving to help make the planet a better place, their sustainability mission hits the sweet spot for positive change. Presented in plastic-free packaging, their award-winning chocolate range is raw for a reason. Never heated above 42 degrees, it retains a delicious, nutritious purity allowing for the natural cacoa flavours to shine through. Committed to collaborative conservation, the Raw Chocolate Company work with trusted partner organisations to support agro-forestry and tree-planting projects.

Their milk chocolate made with coconut blossom sugar is a delicious addition to the Ridgeview Relaxation Gift Set.

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Proper

Popcorn pioneers, Proper were the first B Corp certified snack company in the UK. “Better for you, better for the planet”, Proper produce award-winning feel-good snacks with a purpose. Striving to reach carbon net zero by 2030, they are committed to tackling climate change, bite by bite. Currently the only sweet popcorn in the UK that uses Fairtrade sugar, Proper continue to push positive impact for people and planet. Committed to ingredient integrity, their naturally seasoned, flavour-packed snacks are 100% palm oil free and vegan.

Here’s a little-known secret – serving popcorn with English sparkling wine is a hidden food pairing gem. Unexpectedly delicious, try sea-salted Propercorn with Bloomsbury NV or their BBQ lentil chips with our Pinot dominant, food-focused Cavendish NV.

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Exclusive Collection

A family-owned, independent collection of premiere UK destinations, Exclusive Collection is where you can eat well, sleep well and do you well by taking a breath of fresh air in beautiful surroundings.

Set in picturesque locations, Exclusive’s portfolio includes six independent country house hotels, spas, a golf club, cookery school and a classic English pub. At the forefront of sustainability in the hospitality industry, Exclusive Collection was the first UK hotel group to become B Corp in 2021. As part of their B Corp journey they are aiming to be a ‘zero direct to landfill’ business, and are constantly striving to use their business as a force for good, whether it’s bringing more happiness to their people and guests or reducing their impact on the plant. Throughout the collection, customers, community and environment are at the heart of their business, where exceptional experiences go hand-in-hand with the health of people and planet.

As long-term friends and like-minded businesses, Ridgeview have been Exclusive’s official house pour since 2017. With shared sustainability ambitions, we have worked together to plant a six-hectare vineyard at their award-winning South Lodge hotel and spa and look forward to developing a new pour as the vineyard matures.

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