FAQs
About B Corps
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From B Lab’s website (the nonprofit organization that manages B Corp certification): “Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Unlike other certifications for businesses, B Corp certification is unique in its ability to measure a company’s entire social and environmental impact.” Learn more.
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Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Unlike other certifications for businesses, B Lab is unique in our ability to measure a company’s entire social and environmental impact.
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.
In order to achieve certification, a company must:
Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review. Multinational corporations must also meet baseline requirement standards.
Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.
Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.
Click here to learn more about the standards and your pathway to certification.
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B Lab Global sets the vision for the B Corp movement and the strategy to achieve that vision. B Lab U.S. & Canada acts as the convener for leaders within the B Corp movement and broader values-aligned business ecosystem, promoting best practices and shared learning.
Led by passionate volunteers, B Locals are just one of several networks that exist within the B Corp ecosystem that work closely with B Lab U.S. & Canada.
B Local Bay Area is an independently run organization – led by a volunteer board. B Local Bay Area is formally recognized by B Lab U.S. & Canada and fiscally sponsored by Social Good Fund. -
Whether you’re a B Corp leader, employee, B Curious, or a supporter of business as a force for good, there are many ways to get involved:
Support B Corps: when you have a choice about who you do business with or what product you buy, consider B Corps first. (Directory of B Corps)
Join B Local Bay Area: sign up for our newsletter and get involved by attending events or sharing news and updates about your B Corp.
Volunteer with B Local Bay Area: host an event, volunteer for a board position or committee, or get involved to help bring your ideas for B Local Bay Area to life.
About B Local Bay Area
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From B Lab’s website (the nonprofit organization that manages B Corp certification): B Locals are place-based communities of people using business as a force for good. At the core of every B Local are Certified B Corporations — for-profit companies using the power of business to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. Led by passionate volunteers, B Locals are just one of several networks that exist to create connections, increase the positive impact of their B Corp community, and raise awareness of the B Corp Movement.
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B Local Bay Area is a place for everyone who is a champion of using Business as a Force for Good®. At B Local Bay Area events you may find B Corp leaders, B Corp employees, folks that are B Curious (considering B Corp certification), pending B Corp leaders and employees, and other values-aligned folks. This community is open to all!
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B Locals are volunteer led and run, including B Local Bay Area. Our board is a small but mighty group of volunteers who care deeply about the B Corp movement and want to create opportunities for connection and movement building here where we live and work. Learn more about our current board members.
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We would love to help you get the word out! You may submit your upcoming events or announcements to us using this form. Please give us 3-6 weeks of notice whenever possible so our volunteer team has time to get your content out to our community. If you’re not sure if your event is right for B Local Bay Area, please reach out to us — we’d be happy to connect!
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We would love to help you get the word out! You may submit your upcoming events or announcements to us using this form. Please give us 3-6 weeks of notice whenever possible so our volunteer team has time to get your content out to our community. If you’re not sure if your offer is right for B Local Bay Area, please reach out to us — we’d be happy to connect!
We also recommend posting about your services in the B Hive, the online forum for Certified B Corps and their employees to connect, collaborate, and share resources.
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We would love to co-host something with you! Please submit our events expression of interest form and one of our board members will be in touch with you.
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Thank you for your interest and dedication! Please reach out to us so we can talk more about your interest and capacity.
Working with B Corps
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You may see the B Corp logo on their packaging or website. You can also look up a company in B Lab’s directory of B Corps.
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One of the main tenants to the B Corp movement is collective action. Collaborating together to innovate, share resources, and drive forward economic systems change. And sometimes, some tasty results can happen, like Greyson Bakery’s brownies in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Yum!
Together, working with like-minded and like-values organizations, we can work to shift business, finance, culture, and policy toward shared well-being on a healthy planet.
Find a B Corp in almost any industry. Click here for the main B Corp directory.
Certified B Corps can benefit from working with other B Corps in many ways, including:
Sharing best practices
B Corps can participate in working groups and share best practices to improve their impact and protect the environment.Finding solutions
B Corps can work together to find solutions to specific challenges.Networking
B Corps can attend exclusive community events and network with other B Corps.Advocacy
B Corps can publicly advocate for broader adoption of practices that improve people's lives and the planet.Discounts
Some B2B B Corps may offer reduced pricing to other B Corps, and B Corp employees may also receive discounts on other items. Check out the B Hive Marketplace for those beauties!
Other questions? Get in touch with us!