Better Business, Better World
Supporting innovative businesses solving social & environmental challenges & high environmental impact businesses to progress on their sustainability journey, specialising in getting them B Corp certified.
Services
- Discovery phase only: exploring the B Impact Assessment with you and your team to establish the best first round score you could achieve and providing you with a roadmap of how to achieve it.
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Bespoke 1-2-1 full certification support, acting as an external adviser: e.g. providing advice and templates for new practices and policies and progress management of your B Corp journey: supporting you through the whole journey from Discovery, Improvements, Verification and Certification
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Bespoke 1-2-1 full certification support, acting as an embedded member of staff: e.g. writing policies, presenting new policies & practices to staff, as well as advice and progress management of your B Corp journey: supporting you through the whole journey from Discovery, Improvements, Verification and Certification. This package also includes support on stakeholder mapping and materiality assessment.
- Embedding and communicating B Corp values: BBBW supports you with strategies to embed the social and environmental values with your staff and suppliers and in every area of your business. We can also support you with a communications strategy of how to communicate to your customers, investors and peers that you’ve become certified and what this means for your product and for them.
- Impact Reports: Part of being a B Corp is being totally transparent about the work you do, so one thing that is a requirement from B Lab is that you produce, publish and openly communicate an annual Impact Report, where you report on your economic, social and environmental performance. BBBW supports with developing the content of your Impact Report, based on real data and impacts year on year.
- Continuous improvement, preparing for re-certification: The great thing about the B Impact Assessment is that it’s a framework by which you can base your business on, so that you know you are always improving on your social and environmental positive impact, as well as your economic one. You will also want to try and beat your last B Corp score when the re-certification comes around every 3 years. BBBW can support you to develop this continuous improvement roadmap.
- GHG footprinting and reduction strategy: for your company, or an event, or a service: Whether you are on the B Corp journey or not, BBBW can support you to measure your business’, event’s or service’s greenhouse gas footprint and recommend ways in which you can reduce it.
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Materiality and stakeholder mapping and sustainability strategy development: An essential part of any sustainability journey is to map your core stakeholders and the key social and environmental topics that influence your business and that you influence. BBBW can support you and your team run this activity, which would give you an excellent base on which to develop your sustainability strategy.
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About
Better Business. Better World is a B Corp consultancy run by Camilla Barnes.
She has been a qualified B Leader (or B Corp consultant) since 2017.
She is an impact and communications specialist with 13 years’ expertise in international sustainable development (sustainable agriculture & natural resource management, ecotourism, sustainable livelihoods) and business & innovation. An accomplished and versatile project manager, with strong skills in stakeholder engagement and business development.
Better Business. Better World supports businesses with all phases of the B Corp journey: from discovering their baseline, through the social and environmental improvements to prepare for certification and during the verification to post-certification support in embedding, impact reporting and continuous improvement.
She is a co-chair of Gloucestershire B Local. She has a BA in Spanish and French from University of Cambridge and an MA in Latin American Development from University of London, focusing on sustainability, social policy and human rights.
Click here to find Camilla on LinkedIn
Previous Clients
Our Values
- Practical action
- Continuous improvement
- Sympathetic to businesses challenges
- Persistence
- Impact
Testimonials
First certified: August 2018, re-certified August 2021
Current B Corp score: 89.4
Creates and delivers products for food service and retail markets, with expertise in education, travel, leisure and retail sectors. Learn about their award-winning innovation, culture and achievements.
“Our journey to B-Corp was a long one. Taking an existing business and changing its ethos from purely commercial to one that equally values people and planet alongside profit doesn’t happen overnight. We had to influence hearts and minds as well as ensure processes were in place to enable us to succeed in our B Corp Assessment.
We couldn’t have done it without Camilla’s advice, challenge and support. She made a complex assessment easier to understand and take action on and was always available to review policies and processes that we were creating along the way. Camilla is passionate about what she does and we have loved working with her and look forward to doing so again when we re-certify in 2027.” irector of People & Performance, Green Gourmet
First certified: January 2024
Current B Corp score: 98.1
“Camilla played a vital role in our B-Corp certification journey at Simply Washrooms. She quickly became a key team member, providing unparalleled support and guidance. Her expertise as a B-Leader and her deep understanding of social and environmental sustainability helped us immensely. Camilla’s ability to simplify a complex process was invaluable. She effortlessly identified practical solutions to help us achieve our goals and made the entire certification journey smooth and efficient. We are grateful for her expertise and her ongoing support.” Managing Director, Simply Washrooms
First certified: February 2023
Current B Corp score: 85.5
A FMCG recruitment agency that specialises in finding people who are passionate about the Food & Beverage industry and placing them into cultures and environments that work for them and our clients.
“Camilla made our BCorp application simple and straightforward. Working with her saved us a huge amount of time, as she broke it down in to clear manageable steps and was always on hand if we had any questions along the way. We would absolutely recommend Camilla for anyone who is looking to become BCorp accredited.” Co-founder, Marvel FMCG
First certified: March 2023
Current B Corp score: 108.1
The leading suppliers in salvaged vintage lighting worldwide.
“As a recently certified B Corp, we cannot thank Camilla enough for guiding us through the process and would not hesitate in recommending her to any company seeking help with their own certification.
Albeit independent, Camilla worked with us like a member of the Trainspotters team, bringing an intelligent, knowledgable and efficient insight that proved absolutely invaluable during the often daunting impact assessment.
Her compassionate and no nonsense methodology infused calm into a sometimes confusing set of challenges – we couldn’t have done it without her.” Operations manager, Trainspotter
First certified: May 2023
Current B Corp score: 90.6
Good Small Farms are starting with a small farm in Gloucestershire. This is their testing ground on which they aim to show that small, mixed, regenerative farms can be viable. They aim to replicate their model across 20 small, mixed regenerative farms by 2030.
“Without Camilla’s knowledge, guidance and calm approach I don’t think Good Small Farms would have managed to become B Corp certified. It is a daunting task and she was able to keep us on track and focused, pushed when she knew we needed it and prepare us as much as possible for each milestone along the way. Thank you thank you thank you!” Founder, Good Small Farms
First certified: October 2023
Current B Corp score: 84.7
Beautiful Italian craft wine, made by independent producers, packaged in eco-friendly packaging (paper boxes and paper bottles).
“I can’t recommend Camilla highly enough! Camilla was instrumental in helping When in Rome achieve our B Corp certification.
Her expertise and support made a significant difference in guiding us through the application process and preparing us for the final verification and assessment stages.
A huge thank you on behalf of When in Rome in your support and contribution to getting us B Corp Certified!” Operations Director, When in Rome
First certified: October 2023
Current B Corp score: 88.4
