Honored to Be a “Best for the World” B Corp
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 19, 2014
Today, Sustainability Advantage is honoured to be recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact, with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list by the nonprofit B Lab. The ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list honors 92 businesses worldwide that earned an overall score in the top 10% of all Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment, a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of a company’s impact on its workers, community, and the environment.
Sustainability Advantage has received this honor every year since the award began. Bob Willard, sole proprietor of Sustainability Advantage, is a strong supporter a B Corps: “The most exiting aspect of the B Corp movement is it verifies that re-purposed companies can thrive. Our purpose is to create economic, environmental, and social value throughout our value chains, not only today but in a Capitalism 2.0 world. Our sustainable business models work today and are fit for the future.”
Honorees were recognized among micro, small, and mid-sized businesses. The ‘Best for the World’ companies come from 31 different industries such as manufacturing, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and real estate. A majority operate in a service industry, including 17 honorees in financial services and 15 in environmental consulting. 30% of honorees are based outside the US with 15 companies operating in emerging markets, such as Afghanistan, Kenya and Colombia. The full list of honorees is on the B Corp website.
“Employees, consumers, investors, and policy makers increasingly want to support companies that create a positive impact in the world and the Best for the World honorees are the best of the best,” said Jay Coen Gilbert, co-founder of B Lab, the nonprofit organization that certifies B Corporations and governs the independent third party standard used to generate the comparable assessment of corporate impact. “It’s particularly inspiring that 21% of the 2014 honorees are first time winners but long time B Corps. They’re winning the race to the top.”
Each honored company is a Certified B Corporation. They use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems and have met rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Today there are over 970 certified B Corporations, across 60 industries and 32 countries, unified by one common goal: to redefine success in business.
If you would like more information or would like to apply for B Corps status, please click here.
Bob
