B Lab officially rolls out new certification standards

Stuart Stone
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Credit: B Lab UK

Companies seeking B Corp status must hit benchmarks across seven 'impact topics' following shake-up of popular responsible business standards

B Lab has officially opened its new standards for B Corp Certification to businesses, following a major revamp of the popular standards scheme. Changes that came into effect from yesterday mean the...

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