Become a Certified B Corporation®
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What is a Certified B Corporation®?
Certified B Corps are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good™. They meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. Audited every 2 years by B-Lab, an independent Non for profit, these companies exchange their best practices in an active purpose-driven network.
Why join the B Corporation® Movement ?

Yvon Chouinard
Founder
“In five or ten years, looking back we will say this was the beginning of a revolution because the existing paradigm no longer works. This is the future.”
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Rob Michalak
Director of Social Mission
“The important things for us: to double our business and at the same time to play a positive role in society.”
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Nobel Prize, Economy 2013
“The Benefit Corporations are companies that have a dual purpose and will have better economic performance than all other companies.”
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Any for profit company based in Europe can go through the certification process operated by B Lab Europe, the independent certifying body.
Step 1
Meet Performance Requirement
Use the Benefit Impact Assessment, a free online tool developed by B Lab, to assess your Impact in 5 areas (Governance, Employees, Community, Environment, Business Model). Once your score based on your best practices is above the certification threshold (80 points/200), you can submit your application, a B Lab analyst will contact you to run the audit.
Start the online AssessmentStep 2
Meet Legal Requirement
Amend your governing documents to meet the legal requirement for certification for your country of incorporation and corporate structure.
Check Legal RequirementStep 3
Make it Official
pay the certification fee and formalize the result by signing the “Declaration of Interdependence” which specifies the rights and duties of Certified B Corps.
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