A Beautiful Story B.V. Sustainability Profile

What do our labels mean?

A Beautiful Story B.V. is a wholesale and retail brand selling jewelry, greeting cards, notebooks and gifts with a focus on handmade production in Nepal and India. Its sustainability and social impact content centres on fair work for makers, long-term partnerships with artisans, and a living wage plus approach. The company says its products provide a reasonable income, a roof over the head, food on the table and independence for the people who make them. It became a Certified B Corporation in November 2022 and reports on impact through annual impact reports.

About A Beautiful Story B.V.

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
Netherlands

A Beautiful Story B.V. Sustainability Actions

Certified as a B Corp

Certified Since November 2022. A Beautiful Story B.V. earned an overall score of 99.8 and qualifies for B Corp Certification.

Published impact reports

Impact report 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 are listed on the company website. The 2022 report says the company had strengthened A Beautiful Story from within, with a growing team, a more sustainable delivery process, and a B Corp certification.

Created lucky jobs

A Beautiful Story has now created over 200 lucky jobs in Nepal and India. In 2006, it started with a group of 10 people, and the brand says it has grown to 217 honest jobs in Nepal and, recently, India.

Uses living wage plus

A Beautiful Story is committed to a living wage plus. It says that with a living wage plus, makers can provide for basic needs such as food, a roof over their head and medical care, and can also save for later and offer their children quality education. Currently, 80% of artisans receive a living wage plus.

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Improved packaging

Better Packaging for People and Planet. The company says it found a people and planet friendly alternative to plastic packaging after an extensive search in Nepal.