Okay, to be frank, I’ve never had much time for the B Corp tag in the UK. In the US it makes more sense, but you have to say it has caught on and brings with it at least the intent to greater sustainability, and that is hard to argue with.

Certified B Corporations are businesses that pledge to prioritise people and the planet alongside profit, measuring their impact on their employees, customers, local communities and the environment and make a legal commitment to ensure this expanded duty of care is locked in for the future.

There are now 2,000 such certified companies in the UK, a doubling over 18 months, and the UK is one of the largest and fastest-growing centres of them in the world. Out of the 8,400 B Corps spread across the globe, almost a quarter of these are based in the UK. Companies of all shapes, sizes and sectors make up the first 2,000 with household names including Lucky Saint, The Big Issue, FatFace and GiffGaff.

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