Laureate Education, 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 B Corp, a global education company with $4.5bn in annual revenues. B Corp joins the other 1,498 certified Laureate Educations 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.