What the certification process entails.
Fundamentally, there are two approaches to becoming a B Corp: managing it like a project, or navigating it as a whole company. Managing it like a project is a mistake. Given most companies are curren...
In the case of certifying companies with multiple, related entities, we take all clients through a Scoping Process with B Lab. (For more information, see: Can you certify a business if there are subsi...
The certification process is roughly divided across five phases: Intro & Exploration Discussing internally the idea of B Corp, what it involves and starting to build collective commitment to the idea....
Yes, you can. When you open a B Impact Assessment account, you can choose the 0 worker track. This is designed specifically for companies with no hired employees. Under these circumstances, the worker...
A Brand Review is how B Lab reviews secondary brands that are managed by the same governance structure and people as a Certified B Corp. Introduction Most companies have a primary brand: the usual tra...
B Lab's Discovery Phase Questionnaire (DPQ) - not to be confused with B Lab's Disclosure Questionnaire - is a series of questions B Lab uses to discover some basic starting point information for a pot...
Most businesses applying for B Corp certification are simple contexts where only one operating and legal entity is involved. However, for some applicants (and an ever-increasing number) the business i...
1. B Impact Assessment (BIA) A business must first undertake an assessment: a self-answered, online questionnaire that covers the entirety of an organisation. From an operational perspective, it cover...
If You Are Not A UK Based Business If you are not a UK business you may still find the below interesting to read through as it will give you a flavour of the intent behind the legal component of B Cor...