B Corp unveils new certification standard – with minimum requirements across all topics
For the first time, the standard requires proof of continuous improvement.
B Lab, the organisation behind sustainability label B Corp, has unveiled its updated certification standard, with one major change: companies will now have to meet minimum requirements across all impact topics.
B Corp is officially moving away from cumulative point scoring – a system that allowed companies to get certified based on good performance in certain areas, even if they performed poorly in others. This scoring system led to several controversies within the B Corp ecosystem: for example, the organisation was criticised for giving Nestlé and Brewdog its label despite human rights and workplace issues.
