Become a B Corp
B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
You should consider Certifying if you want to join a moment of like-minded companies who:
Use business as a force for good.
Recognize the powerful positive impact that their companies can have on the world.
Work to redefine success in business.
Take a triple bottom line approach in caring for people, planet, and profit.
Want to create a shared and durable prosperity for all.
CHECK OUT B LAB'S INFORMATION
B Corp Consultants
The Impact Collective
We help organizations integrate their purpose into how they run their business - so social impact drives their success. No matter what stage you’re at in your impact journey, we can help.
Mighty Epiphyte
Mighty Epiphyte nurtures, advises, and guides social enterprise companies through the certification process while consulting on business and marketing strengths!
Measure Meant
We work with organizations of all sizes, from a winery seeking B Corp Certification, to a regional credit union mitigating climate risk, to a national chocolate company committed to sustainability throughout their supply chain.
The B Hive is B lab's hub for employees of Certified B Corps to have discussions on various topics, share knowledge, locate resources, and find discounts from other B Corps.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION & FIND RESOURCES ON THE B HIVE
Job Seeking and Hiring Resources
B Work: B Work connects purpose-driven jobseekers with positions at social enterprises who are using business as a force for good.
Boly:Welch is the premier recruitment agency in the Pacific Northwest. We have been recognized for over 35 years for the great work we do: putting people front and center in the hiring process.
Mac’s List is a Pacific Northwest job board driven by a simple idea: the hiring process should be more human. When we break down the barriers between employers and job seekers, everybody wins.
Kind World Collective is a purpose-driven recruiting and consulting firm looking to help foster a kinder, cleaner, and more connected world.
We work with active/outdoor, apparel, and footwear, lifestyle/fashion, healthy living, beauty/wellness, food and beverage companies that have a great workplace culture, authentic leadership, and meaningful career opportunities.
Working at a B Corp Company
Certified B Corporations® (B Corps) are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. They meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, and are certified by the nonprofit B Lab. The B Impact Assessment is the standard for Certification, and the BIA includes an entire section about Workers. With rigorous questions in this section reflecting best practices for social impact businesses around employee ownership, pay, transparency, inclusion, healthcare, benefits, time off, and more, it’s no wonder that more and more job seekers are looking to work at a Certified B Corporation. According to B Lab:
Across the whole Oregon & SW Washington region, there are 160+ B Corp headquarters
Oregon’s first congressional district (OR-1) has 80+ Certified B Corps, most in the U.S.
More than 75% of B Corps are companies with fewer than 50 employees
Only 25% of people surveyed globally had heard of B Corp certification
In a U.S. survey, 85% of those aware of B Corp certification report that it is influencing their purchasing decisions
The average B Impact Assessment score for a B Corp is 96.5. The average score for a traditional business is 57.3.
Compared to ordinary businesses, B Corps are:
2x more likely to be carbon neutral
2.9x more likely to publish impact reports
3.3x more likely to explicitly put social and environmental performance into managers’ job descriptions
1.7x more likely to perform a pay equity analysis and, if necessary, implement equal compensation plans or policies