B-Corporation

A global community of people using business as a force of good.

Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.

You can count on these companies to meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. 

B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy and strive toward reduced inequality, lower levels of poverty, a healthier environment, stronger communities, and the creation of more high quality jobs with dignity and purpose.

By harnessing the power of business, B Corps use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment.

The B Corp Certification is a third-party certification administered by the non-profit B Lab, based in part on a company’s verified performance on the B Impact Assessment. 

Companies must keep diligent records on thousands of environmental and social metrics, and are graded on a points scale called the “B Impact Assessment Score”

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. 

Certified B Corporations pay an annual certification fee, which licenses them to use intellectual property like the Certified B Corp logo. This fee starts as low as $1000 and scales with revenue.

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