the B Corp spotlight series
unwrapped.
In this video series, we ask people from B Corp brands to answer some of the most frequently asked B Corp questions.
In this video series, we ask people from B Corp brands to answer some of the most frequently asked B Corp questions.
There are so many! I think without mistakes we aren’t growing, so we’ve really embraced mistakes…
I believe that soon it will become the standard. I think in time we'll actually ‘B Corp’ will appear after a company name because I think more and more people are becoming more conscious…
It shows a really strong intention from a business that they want to do the right thing. And that's not just across the environment, it's across social, how they work with customers…
The B impact assessment is a tool that you jump into with hundreds of questions about what your business could possibly do well. And when you’re in there you see a lot of things that you're not doing yet, but it doesn't tell you exactly what to do. You have to figure it out…
I love this question because it's essentially saying, do human rights, do people matter…
When we kind of embedded B Corp in everything that we do, it's within our balance scorecard. It's an extra element. I think the irony for me is it probably means that B Corp themselves can't certify…
Inherently, everything we do as humans, as brands, as companies, impacts what's around us. I think it depends on whether you think we're on this planet transiently…
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Trying to navigate the corporate world, little things would kind of stick in my heart, you know, and go “I don't know, I guess that's the status quo, I guess that's how we're supposed to do things.” And I think B Corps believe that it can be done differently and that it can be profitable…
I think we're always learning. It's a learning process, and it's about working together so we're not stuck in our sort of silos….
When you see the positive impact that you're making on your end customer, it's hugely rewarding and that's why people come to work with a smile on their face…
I think it's Helen Keller that said, you know, alone, we can do so little. Together we can do so much…
I hold my hands up, I felt sick on the morning of the call because it was so important. It felt like my driving test day…
Every point is evidence that you’re doing something that’s good for people and the planet…
Some ideas we didn't even know existed until going through the BIA assessment which was quite interesting and quite eye opening as well…
As businesses, we're able to affect change, but also individuals are able to affect change. So if you're getting your team on your journey as well, then the change is just going to be bigger…
Some ideas we didn't even know existed until going through the BIA assessment which was quite interesting and quite eye opening as well…
It's important to remember not to rush things, to treat it as a way to really prove the impact that you're making and then work together with the B Corp team to make sure what you're saying is actually true…
I always tell people that it is it's eternal and it should be. And so you also get to be really creative in ways that you maybe weren't thinking about…
What's been really interesting to see is how people have really shifted and changed expectations of how companies should behave in society and also providing real rigour…
If you think about everything that you do and consider it partly with a community lens, it means that the residue that you leave behind - the impact of your business - tends to be positive rather than negative…
Any organisation who is for profit, who has been trading for at least one year, can apply to complete the B Impact Assessment…
Consumers are inherently at a disadvantage because it's not easy to have the information you need to make the purchases you want to when you've got a million things going on in your life…
The belief was really that business could lead the way towards a new stakeholder driven model. And I think that was the beginnings of B Lab…
They’re businesses that go beyond profit making…
We need to measure success differently, and that starts with Governance. And it's really where we can move the needle most in terms of the B Corp movement…
One thing that I feel like we could have done more is reach out to more local B Corp partners…
We work in the fashion industry where there is so much greenwashing Everybody says they're sustainable or they’re conscious…
It asks you really quite challenging questions about many aspects of your business, which you might feel a little uncomfortable answering…
B Corps exist to create a movement of organisations all using business as a force for good…