Why B Corp matters
Becoming a B Corp is more than a certification; it is a commitment to a new way of doing business. This page explores the real-world impact and ripple effect of the movement—from how individual businesses use B Lab’s integrated standards to improve their social and environmental performance, to how the community advocates for wider systemic change.
Real impact for people and the planet
Transformation starts with accountability. By meeting rigorous social, environmental, and governance standards, B Corps are demonstrating that it is possible to balance business performance with impact.
Our research shows striking data on how the UK B Corp community is already redefining success in business.
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Empowering people: Compared to ordinary businesses, B Corps are 26% more likely to pay the family living wage to all their workers
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Protecting the planet: Compared to ordinary businesses, B Corps are nearly twice as likely to only use renewable energy and four times as likely to identify biodiversity risks.
Mobilising the power of collective action
B Corps join forces to tackle challenges that are too big for any one brand to solve alone. This sense of shared purpose is the movement's engine. In 2024, 76% of our community felt they were part of a collective effort to transform the system.
Explore what shared purpose looks like in action below.
Driving systemic change
To address the urgent social and environmental challenges of today, we bring businesses together to advocate for policy and legislative frameworks that look beyond short-term profit.
Our flagship policy campaign, the Better Business Act, is striving for a change in UK law that would ensure every company—not just B Corps—is legally accountable for its social and environmental impact. By proposing an amendment to Section 172 of the Companies Act, we aim to make responsible business the default standard across Britain.
