What is The Biskery?
The Biskery, which creates personalised and branded biscuits to send by post, has achieved Ethical Accreditation from The GOOD Shopping Guide and high score on our Biscuits Ethical Comparison Table. As a result, The Biskery has earned a spot in our prestigious list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.
Created to spread kindness one biscuit at a time, The Biskery was founded in 2016 by Lisa Shepherd and Saskia Roskam. The business has supplied some of the world’s leading companies and organisations with biscuits – including the NHS and Historic England, as well as thousands of happy customers.
What makes The Biskery ethical?
The Biskery imbues its biscuits with its core values: kindness, quality, community, authenticity and sustainability. These are reflected in our research results, which awarded The Biskery with top ratings in our Environmental Report, GM and Vegan/Vegetarian categories.
The Biskery also pays special attention to its packaging. The brand’s gift boxes are made from recycled materials and are also fully recyclable. They also incorporate compostable and biodegradable materials where possible.
The Biskery bakery uses renewable energy and only bakes to order, reducing any unnecessary waste. As well as this, the brand uses British flour and free-range eggs.
Initiatives like these are why we have awarded The Biskery with a top rating in our Environmental criteria.
What are The Biskery’s ethical achievements?
The Biskery is an ethical employer that promotes well-being and women’s participation in the workforce. The Biskery has earned top ratings across our People category, reflecting its caring and ethical approach to employment.
As a result of its numerous ethical and sustainable initiatives, The Biskery has also been awarded a top rating in our prestigious Ethical Innovator category, reserved for only our most ethical brands.
To find out more about how we research and rate brands, read our How We Rate article. And for biscuit-specific ethical issues, read our Ethical Biscuits article.
What Does Ethical Accreditation Mean?
At The GOOD Shopping Guide, we are proud to endorse The Biskery for its commitment to sustainable business practices. We recognise the company as an Ethical Innovator, reflecting its dedication to setting a high ethical bar for gift-giving.
The Biskery’ achievement of Ethical Accreditation is a testament to its strong values and commitment to sustainability.
Shop The Biskery’ branded and personalised biscuits on the The Biskery website.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Awarded Ethical Accreditation
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
-
Genetic Modification
Good
-
Organic
Poor
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
-
Palm Oil Free
Poor
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
-
Vegetarian/Vegan Verified
Good
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Good
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Good
-
Public Record Criticisms
Good
-
Ethical Innovator
Good
= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating