B Corp Certification Consultancy
Using Business as a Force for Good
B Corp is a global movement of businesses who want to balance purpose and profit, and believe business should be deployed as a force for good in the world. Certified B Corps are legally required to consider the impact of their business decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community and the environment, and there the company has to undergo rigorous process of verification in order to reach the high standards required to certify.
In 2019, Sophie trained with B Lab UK to become qualified B Leader, specifically to be able to support organisations who want to use the Business Impact Assessment either to try and certify as a B Corp, or just measure and thereby improve its social, environmental impact and corporate governance.
Since then, we have helped over a dozen businesses to certify or recertify, enabling them to increase their scores through careful alignment with the B Corp principles and behaviours. Our services range from educational workshops for multiple clients wanting to gain a better overview and understanding of the certification and process, to dedicated one to one advice and support to help achieve the 80+ points required to become a certified B Corp.
Many businesses aren’t yet ready to commit to the full demands of certification; therefore we also offer consultancy advice to those wanting to simply download the BIA and use its rigorous operational framework to help them improve their own social and environmental performance.
“Fit For Purpose have truly worked as an extension of our team. We’re a one-of-a-kind holiday business, our business model and ways of working are unique. Sophie and team quickly got to grips with who we are and what we’re all about. This was core to our B Corp journey, a journey that we couldn’t have travelled alone. Sophie’s knowledge of the B Impact Assessment is nothing short of amazing; she helped us navigate the requirements and highlighted areas we could improve too, it’s resulted in a number of new processes and policies that are now embedded in our business. Both understanding our business model and the B Impact Assessment led to us unlocking a unique Impact Business Model; this helped us achieve an impressive 100.6 score, something we’d never have identified as a business new to B Corp.”
Gemma Chance“Sophie and her team are hugely knowledgeable and helped us with all aspects of our B Corp application. They were a pleasure to work with.”
Jed Coleman“Sophie’s careful and considered guidance has been enormously helpful while working through our B-Corp application. There is so much to consider and Sophie’s brilliant steers have made a huge difference. It’s been a real collaborative process each step of the way.”
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