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Governance
Enhance policies and practices pertaining to your mission, ethics, accountability and transparency.
Workers
Contribute to your employees’ financial, physical, professional, and social well-being.
Customers
Improve the value that you create for your direct customers and the consumers of your products or services
Community
Contribute to the economic and social well-being of the communities in which you operate.
Environment
Improve your overall environmental stewardship.
BizImpact will work with you to complete the 5 sections of the BIA (B Impact Assessment), identify the relevant supporting documentation and engage with your internal and external stakeholders. The BIA contains approx 200 questions that measure your social and environmental impact.
To obtain B Corp certification, you must achieve a minimum score of 80 points, and also make a legal commitment to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, by changing your corporate governance structure. You will need to recertify every 3 years to recognize your continuous improvement journey.
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Once the BIA is completed (min 6-8 weeks depending on the size of the organization and time committment to the project) and the relevant evidence-based supporting documents are submitted, B Lab reviews and verifies the application (6-8 months). All companies submitting their BIA for their first certification will be subject to a non-refundable €250-900 submission fee (according to the company’s turnover). Your company may also be subject to additional costs depending on size and structure.
Remember, B Corp Certification is the only internationally recognized certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental performance. From boardroom governance, to supply chain to employee benefits and customer stewardship, B Corp Certification demonstrates your business meets the highest levels of verified social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
Today over 8,500 companies around the world and over 130 in Switzerland recognize the importance of business to continue to make profit for shareholders, while making a positive impact on other stakeholders in the society and the environment they operate in.
What is B Corp?
Created in 2006, B Corp is a growing international network of over 8,000 companies, including iconic brands like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Innocent Drinks and Nespresso, who believe in the transformative power of businesses to be a force for good and a benefit for all.
In their legal commitment to create a more sustainable and socially conscious global business ecosystem, B Corp companies not only continue to maximize value for shareholders, but also prioritize the well-being of employees, the satisfaction of customers, the prosperity of the communities they serve, and the preservation of the environment they operate in.