How to Certify
  1. 1.
  • Complete the Assessment

The B Impact Assessment (BIA) is a comprehensive, complimentary, online platform that evaluates how your company interacts with your workers, customers, community, and environment. Complete and submit the BIA to begin the performance requirements of certification.

  1. 2.
  • Meet the Legal Requirements

Use our Legal Requirement Tool to determine how your company can integrate stakeholder consideration into your governance structure. Your company’s specific legal requirement and timeline will depend on location and structure.

  1. 3.
  • Verification and Transparency

After completing the BIA, B Lab will verify your score to determine if your company meets the 80-point bar for certification. Meet virtually with B Lab staff to review your completed B Impact Assessment and submit documentation to validate your responses. To maintain certification, B Corps update their BIA and verify their updated score every three years.

Steps to Becoming a B Corp

Company completes BIA; scores over 80.

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Assessment completed. If performance standard not met, B Lab advises on next steps.

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Certification confirmed by B Lab Global. B Lab welcomes company & invoice for certification is triggered.

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Company joins the queue for verification for BIA.

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Assessment completed. If performance standard not met, B Lab advises on next steps.

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Certification confirmed by B Lab Global. B Lab welcomes company & invoice for certification is triggered.

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