Guide to becoming a B Corp
2. The process to be certified
You need complete the B Impact Assessment and score 80 points to be certified as a B Corp.
Completing the B Impact Assessment (BIA) will evaluate your company’s performance on 5 areas of governance, environment, workers, community and customers.
It's possible to get 140 points across for standard business practices.
Additional points can be achieved by having an Impact Business Model (IBM).
How points are calculated
The assessment awards points for the positive impact your company is making across different areas of your business.
Examples
A 12 month journey (sometimes longer)
Get
Started
Get
Started
Tip
If you’re a larger company, assemble a project team and get executive buy-in so you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting! Having access to HR and Legal departments will help with the workers and governance sections too!
Do a first
pass of
the BIA
Do a first
pass of
the BIA
Tip
Answer as many questions as you can and bookmark questions to come back to later.
Set up
your
company
Set up
your
company
Tip
Take the time to understand which ‘sector’ and ‘size’ your company should select into as this will determine the assessment that’s created to suit your business.
The process to become a B Corp can take anytime from 1 year or longer from when you start the assessment. Much of this timing depends on whether or not you will need to spend time increasing your score to achieve the 80 points.
With new docs
complete full
BIA
With new docs
complete full
BIA
Tip
Once you've spent time implementing new policies and practices complete the full BIA with all info and reach the 80 points.
Collect
your
documents
Collect
your
documents
Tip
Be prepared to spend time improving policies and practices to increase your score. Most companies don't reach 80 points the first time around. You will likely need to make improvements across your business.
You're
a B Corp
Review
and
audit
Review
and
audit
Tip
Our global team will be requesting documentation, the quicker you complete and upload these documents/comments the quicker you will be assigned an analyst to review your assessment. Taking too long will delay your process.
Checklist
Check you qualify - who can become a B Corp
Review the process
Setup your company profile (size, sector, market)
Learn how to use the BIA tool
Do a first pass of the assessment
Create actions to get information
How much does it cost?
If you're in NZ calculate your revenue in AUD as we charge AUD.
Annual Certification Fee (AUD)