AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balance purpose and profit.
B Corporations, or B Corps, make decisions that make a positive impact across their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.
Globally, B Corps are leading the way in using business as a force for good.
B Corps in Australia & New Zealand
Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
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Start the Introduction to B Corps short course
Understand the basics of certification and the pathway to B Corp with this free online short course from Torrens University Australia.
Stories about B Corp
Why become a Certified B Corp?
We envisage a world where businesses compete to be best for the world, the people living in it, and the natural environment on which our quality of life depends. Join the community of B Corps to help realise this goal.
Your business can benefit from certification in a number of direct ways.
SERVE COMMUNITY & PLANET
"The B Corp movement is one of the most important of our lifetime, built on the simple fact that business impacts and serves more than just shareholders -- it has an equal responsibility to the community and to the planet.”
Rose Marcario
CEO
How to certify
Depending on where you are on your certification journey, use these resources to help you get to the next step.
THE WHAT & WHY OF B CORP CERTIFICATION
Introduction to B Corps
Understand the basics of B Corp, the pathway to certification, and how to apply the values in your role with this free online short course from Torrens University Australia.
EXPLORE THE GUIDE TO CERTIFICATION
A step-by-step guide for the B Impact Assessment
Before you start the assessment, read through our new guide to help prepare you for the certification journey. It covers everything from setting up your assessment to what happens after you submit.
Certification fees
Using the B Impact Assessment is free. A one-off submission fee of $250 is payable if you submit your company to us for certification. As a Certified B Corporation, certification fees are then paid annually, and calculated based on your organisation's total revenue for the preceding 12 months.
Use your revenue from your last financial year to see of revenue to see the corresponding price for annual certification fees below:
Under $3M
$20,000
$25,500
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
$50,000
Up to $75M
Up to $100M
Up to $175M
Up to $250M
Up to $500M
Up to $750M
Up to $1B
$50M-1B
Up to $150k
Up to $500k
Up to $700k
Up to $1M
Up to $1.5M
Up to $2M
Up to $3M
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
$3-50M
Up to $5M
Up to $7.5M
Up to $10M
Up to $15M
Up to $20M
Up to $30M
Up to $50M
$2,000
$2,500
$3,750
$6,000
$8,500
$12,000
$16,000
This pricing applies to new certifications from 1 July 2021 - for current Certified B Corporations paying annual fees prior to this date, legacy pricing will be applied.
Not sure where to start?
Get across the fundamentals of
B Corp certification
This on-demand online short course is designed to give you an understanding of the global B Corp movement of people using business as a force for good. Invest one hour of your day in finding out more about the values, processes and standards that underpin B Corp Certification.
Get inspired
Learn from B Corps in Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. Get ideas about deepening your impact & see how your organisation compares.
Learn about the certification process
What type of company are you?
Have questions about the B Impact Assessment? Head to the Knowledge Base for FAQs and best practice guides, or log a support ticket for technical issues.
Find B Corps in your area
Check out the directory to find a B Corp to support or connect with. Learn about their impact by exploring the B Impact Report.
We're here to help
The B Lab team is here to help organisations on their certification journey.
If you're starting out, recertifying, or anywhere in between, get in touch.
BECOME A B CORP ONLINE WORKSHOP
Complete your B Corp assessment
A great way to get your business moving on the pathway to becoming a B Corp.
A 90-minute workshop followed by a 90-minute Q&A session 2 weeks later. Work on your assessment in between the sessions, and get your questions answered by experts.
HIRE A QUALIFIED B CONSULTANT
Get tailored support to become a B Corp
B Consultants are experienced consultants trained by B Lab Australia & New Zealand to support companies to improve their impact and become B Corps.
Work at a B Corp?
Check out our resource page for B Corps
You'll find everything you need to make the most of your certification.
Collaborate with us to build an impact-driven economy
Want to build the B Corp community and make impact-driven business the norm in Australia and New Zealand?
FUND OUR WORK
Our economic systems change advocacy and collaboration work depends on the generous contributions of corporate and philanthropic partners.
PROVIDE PRO BONO/IN-KIND SUPPORT
The B movement is built on collaboration. To grow our collective impact we welcome:
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Pro bono services
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Access to venues for training, seminars and workshops
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Media and promotional opportunities
SKILL UP YOUR BUSINESS NETWORK
For business and professional associations and networks, peak bodies, and accelerators and incubators who want to help members understand, manage and improve their impact.
BECOME A B CONSULTANT
An in-depth training program for consultants committed to supporting companies to improve their social and environmental impact, and to become Certified B Corporations (B Corps).
Our Partners
Organisations who believe business as a force for good and want to go one step further are helping B Lab Australia & New Zealand with donations, specialist expertise, pro-bono products & services and more.
If you are interested in partnering with B Lab, please get in touch.
Foundational Partners
Project Partners
Network Partners
About B Lab: The organisation behind B Corp
B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies—known as B Corps—who are leading the way.
To date, our community includes over 3,500 B Corps in 70 countries and 150 industries, over 8,000 benefit corporations, and more than 100,000 companies manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager. Learn more here.
Our regional focus is to improve the culture and practice of business in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand so that the economy builds community and regenerates the environment.
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Get in touch
We're here to help B Corps, people going through certification and industry partners who support us in Australia & New Zealand.
For basic enquiries and information about certification, we recommend starting with the resources provided above.
Please note that due to increased demand, our response times are longer than usual. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible.