B Lab UK

The certification is awarded by B Lab if organisations can prove a high level of social and environmental performance, and is therefore useful to companies both to iron out their internal practices, and appeal to an increasingly ethically-conscious consumer market. Over 5,000 businesses from nearly 160 industries across the globe have achieved this status. B Lab UK is, predictably, the UK branch of the non-profit, and has been seeing good uptake.

As the B Corp movement gains momentum and larger, more complex companies seek to achieve certification, there will be new challenges for B Lab to address. Nevertheless, B Corp certification remains a popular and credible feather in a company’s cap. Particularly in this climate, B Lab seems likely to see continued interest.