We’re proud to have been certified as a B Corp since 2016. B Corp is a global movement of people using business as a force for good. B Corps are certified as having met the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance. The certification is verified by the non-profit B Lab.
Why we certified
Dog and Bone has always had a focus on working with organisations that are doing good and enabling them to better achieve their mission. We were set up to have a positive impact and the B Corp certification is formal recognition of that, as well as a set of standards that ensure we deliver on our commitment to running an ethical and sustainable business.
Beyond being a trusted benchmark for ethical practice B Corp is confirmation that businesses world over believe that they should be set up to benefit the people, communities and environment that they impact. Most reassuringly B Corp is a community of like-minded people wanting to be the change the world needs and supporting each other in the process.
“The B Impact assessment has evolved significantly, getting tougher over time. This is a good thing! The more rigorous it is the more legitimacy it has, and the more value re-certification is to a business like ours that wants everyone from our clients to our employees to know that we are serious about doing good everywhere and in every way that we impact”
B Corp morning tea during B Corp month where our team celebrated all things B Corp!
A panel discussion at Our Community House’s B Corp night. Hearing stories of impact from other B Corps and sharing our own.
Things to know about B Corp
There are over 3,000 B Corps globally, in 71 different countries and 150 industries
The rapidly increasing number of B Corps in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have made this the fastest growing region per capita for B Corp
B Lab is campaigning to introduce the opt in Benefit Company to Australia which would allow businesses to legally enshrine the triple-bottom line of ‘Profit, People and Planet’.
Our CEO Dan McKinley and Head of operations Talia Jenkin talk about B Corp; the certification and the movement.
Proud to have been one of the 36 B Corps that sponsored this ad in four major news publications in support of the climate strike.
A B Corp panel event where business leaders discussed innovation, community and sustainability and the influence businesses can have.
Become a B Corp:
Take the free B Impact Assessment and see where your business is at. Even if it’s not the right time to go through the whole certification process it is a great way to see how you stack up next to other businesses and see where you can improve you impact in the areas of:
Governance
Workers
Community
Customers
Environment
Upon achieving a score of 80+ points you submit your application to B Lab for auditing by the Standards Review Team.
B Lab then requests extensive documentation and data to verify your answers. This is followed by an interview with their Standards Analyst, involving further requests for documentation and clarifications.
If B Lab is satisfied that you have provided adequate evidence to verify your answers the next step is to sign the B Corp Agreement and Declaration of interdependence, agreeing to the transparency of your business’ B Impact report. All results are publicly available on the B Corp website.
B Corps are also required to pay a significant annual fee (scaled to each organisation’s revenue) to fund the local B Lab, a further sign of the seriousness of the certification.
B Corps are required to fully re-certify every 3 years.
Read more about the movement:
ABC RN - To Be or Not to Be (podcast)
Harvard Business Review - Why Companies Are Becoming B Corporations (3 minute read)
The Sydney Morning Herald - Beyond the Bottom line: the B Corp Boom (3 minute read)