THINK
IMPACT FIRST.
GET YOUR B CORP CERTIFICATION.
Become a B Corp - Join a global community of like minded businesses who are changing the world for good.
How Do You Certify as B CORP
To certify, your business must achieve at least 80+ points across the 5 key areas of the B Impact Assessment (BIA)
What Is B Corp Certification
B Corp Certification is the only certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental performance.
As a Certified B Corporation, your businesses will meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, to balance profit and purpose.
The process of getting B Corp certified is rigorous, examining your business inside and out – from your financial details to your environmental policies to the diversity of your suppliers
The B Journey
1. Complete the B Impact Assessment (BIA) and meet legal requirements
4. Get your certification and ign the declaration of interdependence
2. Submit your B Impact Assessment above 80+points for review
3. Get your assessment validated by the B Lab review team
“I always thought B Corps were a good idea…but I really didn’t think it was necessary. You know, you have this stakeholder model, you take care of your stakeholders, what do you need this legal form for? We had activists come into our stock. … they wanted to force us into a sale. … Boy oh boy oh boy, did I wish we were a B Corp. …
I would have loved to have tested the idea of a Benefit Corporation.”
John Mackey
Whole Foods, Founder
"The capital markets as they are now are totally broken…the B
Corp Certification and structure is a movement. It says yes, you
have to pay attention to what you are doing to the environment,
to what you are doing to your workers, to what your impacts are
in the community.”
Rose Marcario,
CEO at Patagonia
Why Become B Corp Certified
Grow value for employees
88% of millennials want to work for companies with same values as theirs
Grow value for investors
Estimated 30 trillion dollars are
invested in ESG best performers
Grow value for customers
Influence customer's buying and their consumption behavior
Grow your business value
Grow average 30% more sales
Attract and retain talent
Attract financing and investors
The B CORP Journey - Challenges For Companies
How much time and resources do we need and who is involved
40%
Not sure at all we understand very well all the questions, who can help us answer in the right way
15%
How realistic can our company achieve the minimum 80 points bar
20%
What's our plan b if we do not manage to get to minimum 80 points
25%
THESE PROGRAMS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HELP YOU SAVE TIME, RESOURCES AND IMPLEMENT THE IMPACT OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
The B Corp KIT'DOER is designed for companies who have already started the B Impact Assessment
1. Identify missing points B Impact Assessment
2. Reviewing the answers
3. Reviewing final B Impact Assessment score
4. Submitting the final form and preparing for evaluation phase
BUSINESS IMPACT STARTERS
This very adaptive coaching program is designed for companies who start their
B CORP journey for the first time
CHALLENGE
Not sure about having resources and timeline
Trying to define the impact of the organization
Not knowing where to start
SOLUTION
Learning to think impact first
Clear Roadmap of the journey
Clearly defined list of impact goals and measurement
Preparing you for the review phase feedback implementation
TIMELINE
Estimated 6 weeks to complete the BIA at your own pace
BIA 100% completion
B IMPACT MOVERS
This very intensive coaching program is designed for companies already in
B CORP journey or those who need to re-certify as B CORPs
CHALLENGE
Feeling stuck and overwhelmed about impact questions
Afraid you will not reach the minimum 80+ points
Frustrated about loosing time, demotivated
SOLUTION
Identify overlooked points in your BIA
Clear Roadmap including steps and actions
Clearly defined list of impact goals and measurement
Preparing you for the review phase and how to implement feedback
TIMELINE
Estimated 2 -4 weeks at your own pace
BIA 100% completion
your b lEADER
Customer's Words of Wisdom about their B CORP journey
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to get certified?
The length of the certification process varies based on a company's size and complexity. The verification process to finalize a company's score typically takes from several weeks to a few months. Large multinationals or companies with many related entities should expect a longer process. Currently the process takes between 6 months to 1 year.
Who is eligible for B Corp Certification?
Any for-profit company with at least a year of operations may pursue B Corp Certification. There is no minimum or maximum size. Certain companies, such as those under a year old, those with related entities, or large multinational and public companies, have additional considerations and requirements.
Will I need to change my company's legal structure to certify?
All Certified B Corps must meet a legal accountability requirement to maintain Certification. Your company's legal requirement will vary based on your location and structure.
Can subsidiaries or franchises pursue B Corp Certification?
Subsidiaries, franchises, and companies with related entities may pursue B Corp Certification, with certain limits. Subsidiaries of publicly-traded companies also must meet additional transparency requirements.
Can start-ups certify as B Corps?
B Corp Certification is based in part on a company's verified performance on the B Impact Assessment, which asks questions about a company's past fiscal year. This means that companies with less than one year of operations are not yet eligible for B Corp Certification. Instead, they may pursue Pending B Corp status, designed to set a start-up on the path to full Certification.
Can sole proprietors get B Corp Certified?
Yes! There's no minimum size for B Corp Certification. Your company size will influence the questions you have to answer on the B Impact Assessment to meet the performance requirement for Certification.
What information do Certified B Corps have to make transparent?
All Certified B Corps share their B Impact Assessment overall scores and category scores on their public profiles on bcorporation.net. Public companies and their subsidiaries have extra transparency requirements and make their entire B Impact Assessment public, with particularly sensitive information like revenue.
What topics are covered in the B Impact Assessment?
The B Impact Assessment examines a company's impact on their workers, community, environment, and customers. The BIA also asks questions about a company's governance structure and accountability. Questions are split into two categories: Operations, which covers a company's day-to-day activities, and Impact Business Models, which awards additional points for business models designed to create additional positive impact.
How long is the timeline get certified?
Currently these are foreseen timelines
Did you reach the time for recertification?
Currently these are foreseen timelines