Why Become A B Corp

Background, benefits and an introduction.

• Is B Corp enough to make us a purpose-led company?

  If you were to draw a circle around a group of companies legitimately and authentically in pursuit of a new way of doing business,  B Corps would be the obvious choice. The assessment is thorough, the...

• Do you have any introductory materials on B Corp?

  Yes! We have a range of materials you can use to learn more about B Corp and/or draw information from your own purposes. The movement is growing so fast that the statistics contained within may not be...

• Who is the Pending B Corp status for?

  It is not for those waiting on verification The Pending B Corp status is not for the purpose most people assume it to be: that you are pursuing B Corp or going through the full certification process a...

• What evidence is there that B Corps outperform?

  Organisations that think and behave in more purpose-driven ways outperform those that don't. See: What data and evidence is there for a better, more purpose-driven approach to business?. Given B Corps...

• Should we be more profitable or sustainable before we use the resources?

  The whole point of the resources is to help you improve: financially and sustainably. There is a strong, well-evidenced link between behaving more like a B Corp and improved financial results. (See: W...

• How does being a B Corp, with its legal change requirement, affect your ability to sell the company?

  To the best of our knowledge we know of no context where  the legal change has negatively affected a company's ability to be sold or raise capital. To the contrary, venture capital and public companie...

• How are investors engaging with B Corp?

  Investors primarily engage with the B Corp movement by one of four means: Certifying as B Corps themselves. Using the B Impact Assessment (BIA) to evaluate internal/portfolio activity. Making direct i...

• What are some examples of certified B Corps or companies just using the resources?

  B Corp launched in 2007 with 43. As of June 2020, there are 3,300 B Corps with many more in the pipeline looking to become one. About 100,000 companies use the B Impact Assessment. B Corps now span vi...

• Why would a business want to be a B Corp?

  Real Intent, No PR BS Question to ask yourself: How can you demonstrate to people you aren't just another company with more messaging than substance? To become a B Corp is to move from talking about b...

• Who and how many organisations are using the B Impact Assessment?

  As of June 2020, circa 100,000 organisations have measured themselves with the B Impact Assessment. To put the growth in perspective, in 2007 when it launched that number was 700! The four most common...