What is a B Corp?
March is B Corp Month, but what is a B Corp and why should businesses be interested?
Huge global brands and very small SME’s alike are becoming B Corps. Companies like Ben & Jerry’s, Jamie Oliver, Danone, Guardian Media Group, The Body Shop, Tea Pigs, Abel & Cole, Innocent drinks and so many more recognise their companies exist to have a positive impact on society, communities and the environment as well as making a profit.
Grant Hayward, Co-Chair of the Oxfordshire+ B Local, one of the first to be established in the UK, will be asking Kate Sandle, Director of Programmes and Engagement at B Corp UK, to explain more about B Corps, why businesses should consider becoming certified and what we can expect during B Corp Month. They will be joined by Helen Denny, Global Head of Customer Experience at The Myers Briggs Company, based here in Oxfordshire. The Myers Briggs Company became a B Corp in 2018 and Helen will share insights about why the business did this and the difference it has made.
For more information:
B Corp UK website: https://bcorporation.uk
B Impact Assessment tool (free to use): https://bimpactassessment.net
B Corp directory: https://bcorporation.uk/directory
B Local Oxfordshire+ LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12489004/
For other information, please contact Grant Hayward: grant@collaborent.co.uk
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