Ramborn is proud to be a Certified B Corporation. We believe that business can and should be a force for good in our world. It was in this spirit that Ramborn was created. We exist to restore market demand for locally, traditionally grown apples and pears.
The sale of Ramborn products provides the financial resources to protect, maintain and revitalise these magnificent treasure-troves of biodiversity that once made up countless local orchards in and around Luxembourg
Our purpose is to combat the climate crisis while supporting local economies and communities by protecting the natural environment in and around Luxembourg and reviving the culture of cidermaking.
Our impact is to replant these meadow orchards year in, year out, and to help the communities and ecosystems flourish throughout our value chain and beyond. We believe business should work for everyone and we envision a global economy that uses business as a force for good.
Ramborn has directly impacted the protection and revival of nearly 1 million m 2 (954,679m 2 to be exact) of richly biodiverse habitat, home to over 5,000 species
Ramborn have removed over 31,000kg of CO 2, from the atmosphere, equivalent to about 17.5g per bottle of cider – making the entire business carbon negative
739,510kg of food waste has been saved due to the cider production, equivalent to 57% of all the fruit Ramborn has pressed to date
Our offer to all of our stakeholders is that working with us will actively contribute to a shared triple bottom line: uplifting people, planet, and profit, for the benefit of all.
PEOPLE
Selling our cider helps all the farmers growing the apples in Luxembourg and its surrounding region, all those working with us to replant and revive trees and ecosystems, and the communities in which they live, to thrive.
Our unique approach to sourcing fruit means we not only buy from farmers with many trees, but also from individuals, some with as few as one or two trees. This approach takes extra time and effort, but provides increased economic opportunities for the communities in which we live and work.
Furthermore, as healthy meadow orchards return to the landscape, we re-establish a piece of Luxembourgish cultural identity that everyone can share.
PLANET
As we face a catastrophic extinction emergency, our work planting trees is reviving the much-needed biodiversity in our region: each tree is home to around 1000 different species.
It is also transforming the landscape of Luxembourg to protect our atmosphere, our water, and our topsoil. Our production methods were based on circular design principles and use drastically less energy, require zero irrigation and zero pesticides.
As our business grows, we capture additional carbon through the growth of new trees and their biome – the distinct biological communities that form in response to the shared physical climate.
PROFIT
Our cider is the Gold of Luxembourg. We have a multi-award-winning product, prized by cider aficionados near and far, and priced fairly for all.
We believe our cider should help businesses make the profit they deserve because it’s a sustainably and ethically sourced product of the highest international quality. And the more cider we sell, the more trees we can plant and care for.
B Corps are assessed on their social and environmental performance and held to the highest standards of transparency and accountability. Like the 3,000+ other B Corps around the world, we will agree to adhere to the same basic principles and beliefs:
As an aspiring leader of this emerging economy, we believe:
That we must be the change we seek in the world.
That all business ought to be conducted as if people and place mattered.
That, through their products, practices, and profits, businesses should aspire to do no harm and benefit all.
To do so requires that we act with the understanding that we are each dependent upon another and thus responsible for each other and future generations.
We believe the B Corp community of progressive business leaders can provide the blueprint for change that activists everywhere are calling for. We would love for you to join us on our journey to reimagine capitalism and use business as a force for good, and we truly believe that you too can become a leader of this new economy. One concrete way to get started is to use the B Corp framework as a way to understand and improve your impact in the world. To get started, log onto the B Impact Assessment, and #BtheChange.
