Why B Corp?
B Corp is a holistic certification to prove that you are a responsible and sustainable business, assessing all elements of the business and showing how you consider people and planet, as well as profit. B Corp certification doesn’t just evaluate a product or service; it assesses the overall positive impact of the company that stands behind it.
Key benefits of certifying include:
1. Attract and engage talent
2. Stronger growth
3. Mission lock
4. Third party verification of great things you’re doing
5. Benchmark and improve your social and environmental performance
6. Collaborate with and access services through the B Corp community
7. Futureproofs your business
See full detail of benefits here https://www.circle2success.com/to-b-corp-or-not-to-b-corp/
Why 2025?
B Corp standards are going through a huge revamp, moving away from a flexible scoring model (pass score 80 out of 200) to a minimum requirement across all social & environmental areas model.
In my experience, the current flexible scoring model has proven to be an accessible way for companies to transform their business for the better and join a global community who wants to future-proof the business sector into a Force for Good.
While the exact date for the new standards being rolled out hasn’t been confirmed, B Lab has suggested early 2026 as the target. So, starting in 2025 creates a comfortable window of opportunity for businesses considering B Corp certification to become certified on the existing model, giving you time to adjust to the new standards.
Why Better Business. Better World?
Better Business. Better World is a B Corp consultancy run by Camilla Barnes.
I have been a B Leader (or B Corp consultant) since 2017 and have supported 35 businesses so far, 16 of whom have finished improvements and become B Corp certified, 7 of whom are in Gloucestershire (Stroud Brewery, Green Gourmet, Simply Washrooms, Marvel FMCG, Trainspotters, When in Rome, Good Small Farms).
I’m offering two options exclusively for Circle2Success members:
1. Better Business Together Accelerator – cohort approach
2. 10% discount off Better Business Accelerator 1:1 support
Better Business Together Accelerator
A programme to support 5-10 businesses through 9 months of discovering where you are on your social & environmental responsibility journey and collective action to improve your impact.
Types of businesses eligible for this collective accelerator are:
• Max. £5M turnover
• Max. 30 workers on the payroll
At the end of working together, you will have received:
1. 1x Introduction session
2. 5x in-depth sessions based on the 5 B Corp sections: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, Customers
3. A personalised Improvement Plan to help you achieve, at least, the 80+ score for B Corp certification
4. 2x monthly progress drop-ins, providing advice on new processes & practices
5. Access to templates
6. Personalised B Impact Assessment check, so ensure you’re ready for verification
Timings
Collective Discovery – Introduction session w/c 3 March 2025
Governance & Finances – w/c 17 March 2025
People – w/c 31 March 2025
Environment – w/c 14 April 2025
Supply chain & Customers – w/c 28 April 2025
Improvement Action Plan – May 2025
Improvements June – October 2025
Verification check November 2025
Costs involved in this cohort programme: £400(+VAT)/month per company March – November 2025
These prices are for digital-only engagement. We will only be able to run the cohort approach if a minimum of 5 businesses sign up.
If you would like to discuss either of these options, get in contact at camilla@betterbusinessbetterworld.org
