IT'S OFFICIAL

WE ARE NOW A BCORP CERTIFIED BUSINESS!

It's official! Hilltop is now B Corp Certified and we're the FIRST honey brand in the UK to do this.

We've joined over 5,000 businesses across the globe who are using their business as a force for good. After a few years in the making, we are so un-bee-lievably proud of this achievement. Every aspect of our business has been examined to ensure we meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Here's Scott, our MD to tell you more...

IT'S OFFICIAL

WE ARE NOW A BCORP CERTIFIED BUSINESS!

It's official! Hilltop is now B Corp Certified and we're the FIRST honey brand in the UK to do this.

We've joined over 5,000 businesses across the globe who are using their business as a force for good. After a few years in the making, we are so un-bee-lievably proud of this achievement. Every aspect of our business has been examined to ensure we meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Here's Scott, our MD to tell you more...

We’re absolutely buzzing to announce that we’re a B Corp certified business and we’re the first UK honey company to become a B Corp. That means we’ve been recognised as doing a huge amount socially and environmentally to help the people and planet around us whilst making delicious honey and other products along the way! B Corp Certification measures a company’s operations, social and environmental performance. To be awarded a B Corp business, means that we have voluntarily met the highest standards for social and environmental performance.

We’ve been awarded this because we’re a business for good, not just for profit. We are a carbon-neutral, zero-waste-to-landfill company sustainable business. Our outer packaging is FSC registered, and our jars, bottles and caps are all recyclable. Making it easier to recycle at home. We also source as much packaging from recycled materials as we can, and we’ll continuously make improvements as we grow. 

There’s a reason why you see so many smiles around the Hilltop head office, we started this business as a family, and we’ve kept it that way. Our family is now 126 strong and counting! We’re supporting the people around us every day, from local community groups that we sponsor, to charity organizations across the world that are in desperate need of our help. And all of this wouldn’t be possible without the support of our customers. So, thank you for choosing Hilltop.

We’re incredibly proud of what Hilltop has achieved in our journey so far and we promise to keep doing our part to support the people around us and this amazing planet we buzz around on. One day we hope to have a hilltop jar in a cupboard of every home, making the world just that little bit sweeter.

We’re Carbon Neutral

Here at Hilltop Honey, we’re proud to be an accredited carbon neutral company by Climate Partner, and every single day we’re taking active steps to keep it that way.

What is a carbon neutral company?

A company becomes carbon neutral when they balance out the carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere, by offsetting it with other activities that either absorb or remove carbon dioxide instead.

Why does this matter?

Damage caused by CO2 emissions means that climate change is a real threat to our future.

For us here at Hilltop, being carbon neutral means we’re doing all that we can to protect our bees, our communities (local and globally) and the future of our planet.

What are we doing?

We are constantly work to reduce our carbon emissions, both through changing everyday production & delivery processes.

We follow a strict recycling policy here at Hilltop HQ; we only use FSC certified cardboard in our offices and for our packaging; at our Newtown site, we have charging points for electric cars- to support greener vehicle choices for staff; we operate a bike stand and cycle to work scheme so that staff have the option to ditch the drive to work altogether.

We also support national and international projects to offset our carbon emissions. These initiatives make an invaluable contribution towards reducing carbon emissions and in turn limiting the damage on the planet.

Community Fund

Community is at the heart of everything we do here at Hilltop Honey. Through our Community Fund, we’re supporting a number of local initiatives working to make real, positive changes. We’re doing this because we want to give back to our local community and support improvement of our social and economic landscape. The recipients are Newtown Fire Cadets, Havenmore Hedgehog Rescue, Newtown Food Surplus and Ponthafren Mental Health Charity.

So far, we have given away £20,000 to local companies who truly deserved the support. To find out more, head over to our community fund page with our 2022 Community Fund recipients.

SO FAR WE'VE DONATED

OVER 78,000G OF HILLTOP PRODUCTS

We always support our local communities by donating a generous selections of our products year-round to a variety of charities, organisations and events.

Since January 2023, we have donated over 78,000g of Hilltop products! from honey, to maple, to agave and lip balms - all to which have been donated to various organisations.

For more information on our donations or if you're a local company on the look-out for donations, please contact us below

HILLTOP DONATIONS

The projects we support

As an accredited carbon neutral company, we’re proud to support a selection of certified carbon offset projects that aim to assist communities who are bearing the brunt when it comes to the impact of climate change.

The fact is, many developing countries are suffering due to the carbon emissions being released into the atmosphere, from all around the globe- but the positive act of carbon offsetting can be done anywhere. We have the power to support communities and ecosystems on the other side of the world!

Forest Protection

With an estimated reduction of 3,622,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, this project works with communities in Colombia to avoid deforestation.

Alongside protecting 1,150,200 hectares of tropical forests, the initiative provides education, healthcare, sanitation, food security and nutrition for 16,000 indigenous people. It does this by protecting the biodiversity of the forests, training communities to improve living conditions and  encouraging sustainable economic growth.

Preservation of tropical forests is essential. The vegetation and soil that grows there can store very high amounts of carbon and maintaining the area helps to offset emissions globally.

Carbon Offset & Regional Tree Planting

This is an international carbon offset project combined with the Woodland Carbon Code to support creation projects in the UK. It’s vital for sustainable forest management locally, and means that we are able to help support both the UK woodlands and tropical rainforests in Colombia.

The project aims to establish and protect eco-systems for local wildlife- essential for our beloved bees and other pollinators, who rely on the plants in these ecosystems to survive. It also aims to restore and create sustainable habitats for future generations to come.

Alongside the woodland creation in the UK, this project protects 100,000 hectares of tropical rainforest in Madre de Dios, helping local communities to sustain the area and protect the biodiversity.

Wind Energy

This project works to install and maintain 14 power pants in north-eastern Brazil, with the aim to provide clean, renewable electricity to the area. This directly reduces carbon dioxide emissions by eliminating the use of harmful fossil fuels to generate electricity.

Not only is wind energy considered to be emission-free but it plays a vital role in lowering carbon emissions and reducing harmful air pollutants too.

Overall, our contributions towards these projects have offset the equivalent of 301,000kg CO2- that’s the same as the yearly carbon footprint of 43 average global citizens, 323,656 machine wash cycles or 358 economy flights from London to New York!

Whether your overall carbon emissions are reduced, or whether you eliminate them altogether- the net result is the same. What we do here and now will make real changes for lots of communities around the world who are hugely suffering due to climate change.

That’s what we’re doing, how about you?

Fighting climate change requires everyone and there are lots of easy ways that you can help to reduce your carbon footprint at home.

Know how big your footprint is

If you’re not sure how much your daily activities ‘cost’, you can use this calculator to find out, and discover ways that you can offset the emissions.

Plant a tree or flowers

You can easily donate to plant a tree via the National Trust. Planting trees help to offset carbon emissions. Not only do they give us shade but they require little maintenance and actively absorb carbon too.

Ecosystems around the world need bees and other pollinators to survive. Many farmers rely on bees to pollinate crops, and other creatures rely on bees to create food for them. Planting bee-friendly flowers like heather and lavender will help to keep the balance.

Goals, tracking our progress and letting us know how we are doing

We’re constantly working to improve the way we work and we’re always striving to do better. We will be setting targets in September that will push us to improve. This will also give you the opportunity to hold us accountable and make sure we achieve what we pledge to do.

You can find out more about how others view our sustainability actions on Wherefrom, how we compare to other household brands and also leave us a review or message too.