Evolving the standards for B Corp Certification | Preliminary Consultation Webinar

After two years of research, development, and stakeholder feedback, B Lab is excited to share with B Corps and the wider public the draft version of the new standards for B Corp Certification for review and feedback. Share your feedback now: bcorp.imagerelay.com/share/25...
Watch this recording with Spanish translation: • La evolución de los es...
Watch this recording with Portuguese translation: • A evolução dos padrões...
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In December 2020, B Lab announced a review of the performance requirements - or standards - for B Corp Certification. The aim was to understand whether more specific and mandatory performance requirements on key topics could ensure that B Corp Certification continues to differentiate leading companies using business as a force for good.
As part of this work, the B Corp standards are moving away from a flexible approach linked to achieving an 80 point score in the BIA across a range of criteria, to one where all B Corps must meet requirements on 10 topics that define leadership on social, governance, and environmental business impact. The new standards are a natural evolution of what it means to be a B Corp, making certification more relevant than ever before for the challenges we face today and tomorrow.
From 26 September - 15 November, 2022, the first draft of the new B Corp standards is open for review to B Corps and the wider public during a consultation period. Input received from the survey will be considered for inclusion in the next version of the standards. This informational webinar was recorded to provide more clarity and context around these developments to all interested stakeholders and to provide a forum for questions and comments from attendees.
💬 The first draft of the new B Corp standards is open to review till 15 November, 2022. Click here to access a one-pager document linking to the draft and accompanying survey: bcorp.imagerelay.com/share/25...
💬 Read more about why we need you to help shape the future of what it means to be a B Corp and use business as a force for good, now and in the future in our blog: www.bcorporation.net/en-us/ne...
💬 To learn more about B Lab’s Evolution of the B Corp Certification Standards, please read our previous announcements: www.bcorporation.net/en-us/st...

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Happy to see evolution taking place.

[@cassidythompson5606]

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