B Corp, a certification for businesses that undertake environmental and other sustainability efforts, is starting to gain momentum among larger public companies. The company has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its new program called Green Business Certification, which will allow companies to earn green business credits by meeting certain environmental, social or governance Laureate Education joins the other 1,498 certified B Corps companies across 42 countries, including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, Seventh Generation and Warby Parker to name a few. To gain a certification companies have to meet "rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency", in addition to answering questions on energy, waste, water use, worker compensation, diversity and transparency.
B Corp, a certification for businesses that undertake environmental and other sustainability efforts, is starting to gain momentum among larger public companies. The latest company to be certified was Laureate Education, a global education company with $4.5bn in annual revenues. Laureate Education joins the other 1,498 certified B Corps companies across 42 countries, including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, Seventh Generation and Warby Parker to name a few. To gain a certification companies have to meet "rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency", in addition to answering questions on energy, waste, water use, worker compensation, diversity and transparency.