Helping companies with their journey to become a B Corp
Starting with an initial assessment to get a Baseline/Aspirational Score in the Impact Assessment (BIA) & open the SDG Action Manager tool
What is a B Corp?
“B Corp Certification is the only certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental performance. Certified B Corporations achieve a minimum verified score on the B Impact Assessment, proving their business is meeting the highest standards of verified performance. B Corp Certification doesn’t just prove where a company excels now—it commits them to consider stakeholder impact for the long term by building it into a company’s legal structure.”
B Corp certification applies rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. (B Corp Certification is administered by the non-profit B Lab.)
– B Corporation
How do we help?
by providing 1-2-1 sessions over the course of 5-6 weeks, comprising of a weekly video call, taking you through this rigorous assessment by section to see what makes sense for your business and providing guidance on what B lab are looking for. We save you time and add value to the process.
We also ensure everything makes sense to your business and the way it operates, only implementing changes that are good for all your stakeholders.
With a focus on the areas you can improve easily and look at how to start the change in those that may take some time.
And we provide an introduction session for your team to engage everyone in the process, promoting engagement, fairness and transparency.
Impact assessment
We really get you to think about the beating heart of your business.
Using this BIA tool which is divided into 5 categories; Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers, to consider what you do for all your stakeholders and how your business operations affect them.
Points are allocated for your answers with a minimum of 80 needed to pass! Every point is hard won. The points are weighted to the positivity of the impact your actions and policies deliver.
To apply for B Corp certification you need to be operating for a year or more, as it’s based on the verified practices and policies of a company over the past year. But don’t worry if you are a start-up, B Corp recognises that some Founders want to start as they mean to go on and have introduced B Corp Pending, for companies wanting to commit to a responsible business model from the outset.
the SDG Action Manager
o Learn more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
o Get a clear view of how your business model creates positive impact
o Identify operational risk areas for each SDG
o See how you compare to other companies in your sector
o Set goals and track improvement by visualising your progress on the dashboard
o Collaborate across your company
o Link your achievements to the goals within your annual impact report
Really chuffed to say that as of 24th Dec 2022 Supple Studio became a certified B Corporation (or B Corp if you’re in the know). We’re joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit. It’s been a great journey getting here and one only made possible by the guidance and sage advice of Jo Lord.
Massive thanks Jo
Supple Studio, Jamie Ellul, Founder & Creative Director.
We found byen to be extremely helpful and supportive in applying for B Corp certification and thinking more about sustainability and the environment.
Mytton Williams, Bob Mytton, Co-Founder & Creative Director.
Your help, guidance and input has so far been invaluable. Our conversations have been so thoroughly thought provoking that it has been worth it for that alone. It really helped us think what good business means to us.
Realise Product Design, Sophie Adams-Foster Business & Strategy Director.