What are Certified B Corporations?
Certified B Corporations are a new type of corporation which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps are unlike traditional businesses because they:
- Meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards;
- Meet higher legal accountability standards;
- Build business constituency for good business
What are the Benefits of Becoming a Certified B Corporation?
There are two main reasons companies have become Certified B Corporations; some join the community in order to leverage the influence of their business beyond their industry or geography, and some do so because it just makes good business sense.
Learn more about B Corp as an act of leadership.
Learn more about the business case for becoming a B Corp.
How to Become a B Corporation?
To become a B Corporation, you have to do three things:
1. Take and pass the B Impact Ratings System. This sets a benchmark for social and environmental impact for good companies.
2. Adopt the B Corporation Legal Framework to bake the mission of the company into its legal DNA.
3. Sign a Term Sheet that makes your certification official.
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