No. 001Impact LetterMay 2026

Three numbers we will defend. Three we will not invent yet.

Arpit Kaushik · Founder · Dilli House

We applied for B Corp™ before we had finished the product. The application became the way the brand was designed, not a stamp added later. This letter is the public form of that decision. We will write it once a year. We will publish what is true. That includes what is not yet ready to be claimed.

Supplier spend with
women-owned businesses
70.1%
For the financial year ended August 2025
Ethanol in the
formulation
0%
Water Plant Emulsion technology. Verified by CPSR, Oxford Biosciences, 8 May 2025
Total supplier spend
with UK-based businesses
71%
KPI target >70%. Actual 71%. Source: KPI Tracker 2025
00People
Founder
Arpit Kaushik. Born in Delhi. Based in London.
Workforce
One founder, full-time. Perfumers in France. Photographers, designers, and writers in London and beyond, briefed batch by batch.
Women-owned spend
70.1% of total supplier spend with 100% women-owned businesses, FY24–25. Tracked under our Supplier Diversity Policy. Includes our master formulation house, brand designer, PR partners, and the photographers and illustrators who shaped the visual world of Batch 001.
01Place
Headquarters
Camden, London NW1.
Formula
Designed in France by master perfumers Patty Canac and Clémentine Humeau.
Concentrate
Made in Grasse, France. The natural oil blend that carries the scent.
Technology
Water Plant Emulsion, licensed from WPE Solutions, France. Natural plant oils suspended in water rather than ethanol.
Manufacturing
Concentrate and base combined into the finished bulk fragrance in Montreuil-Bellay, Loire Valley. Bottled and capped in the UK.
Dispatch
Packed by the founder, shipped via UPS from a small UK warehouse.
European spend
95.7% of product-related spend within Europe. France 56.4%. UK 39.3%.
Local supplier spend
33% of total spend with independent suppliers within 50 miles of our Camden HQ.
02Product
Format
Alcohol-free, water-based perfume.
Technology
Water Plant Emulsion (WPE). Natural plant oils suspended in water.
Composition
100% pure and natural (M.P.E. Certificat de Naturalité, 12 February 2025).
Vegan
Registered with the Vegan Society. Account 036352.
Animal testing
None, in production or on finished product. Supplier declaration on file.
GMO content
None. Compliant with EU 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.
Nanomaterials
None. Compliant with EU 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
Bottle
Recyclable screw-on glass, made in the UK by Colorlites Ltd.
Pump
Aluminium-shelled, with industry-standard internal mechanism.
Sample sachet
Recyclable polypropylene pouch with a biodegradable viscose insert. Made in the UK.
Outer packaging
FSC-certified outer mailing box printed by Progress Packaging, a Certified B Corporation (Yorkshire). Cards and inserts printed on Colorplan paper by GF Smith, a Certified B Corporation (Sheffield).
Edition
Batch 001. 729 numbered sets sold.
03Process
Incorporated
15 August 2024.
Application opened
Before the first product was finished.
Certified
14 April 2026.
Term
Three years, to April 2029.
Next
Recertification under B Lab Standards V2.1.
Editorial
Written and reviewed in-house. Published once a year. Updated when we know more.
Decision record
Every supplier, ingredient, and spend line is logged. The audit trail is the product.
04Independent verifications
B Corp
B Lab UK. Certified 14 April 2026, valid through April 2029. Listed publicly in the B Corp Directory.
CPSR
Cosmetic Product Safety Report by Oxford Biosciences, 8 May 2025. 0% ethanol verified.
Vegan Society
Trademark account 036352.
FSC
Outer packaging produced under licence FSC-C 149731 by Progress Packaging.
IFRA 51
Fragrance ingredient safety, certified for both Rose and Tuberose bases.
EU 1223/2009
Cosmetic products. No nanomaterials declaration.
EU 1829/2003
GMO-free declaration on file.
Ethical Marketing Policy
In force from 1 February 2026. Commits us to the CMA Green Claims Code and UK Cosmetic Regulation.
05What we will not invent yet
Carbon
We do not yet have a Scope 1 to 3 figure we trust. We will publish it when we do, not before.
Wages
Headcount is too small for a meaningful pay-ratio disclosure. We will publish when it becomes meaningful.
Returns rate
Volumes are too low to state a stable percentage. We will publish from Batch 002.
06See also
Read Our Story Born from resilience. Built for slowing down. Explore Batch 001 · Prem Rouge Two fragrances. One ritual. Reference The Guide How to wear, layer, and keep. Download The Full Report Impact Report No. 001. PDF, 27 pages.
We will write this letter again in April 2027.