B Corp certification assesses a business against its impact on workers, customers, communities and the environment, not just financial performance. It is administered by the non-profit B Lab. Following a major overhaul in 2025, certification is now independently verified and continuously assessed rather than self-declared on a one-off basis.
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At its core, every certified company must now meet a minimum standard across seven mandatory Impact Topics. There is no longer a route to compensate for weakness in one area with strength in another.
Who it’s for and what’s involved
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Achieving certification involves:
How Q! supports certification
We know the transition firsthand
We are a B Corp ourselves, certified under the previous standards, and are now working through what the new Version 2 requirements mean for our own recertification. That gives us direct, current insight into the transition most of our clients are facing. The risk profiling step matters more than businesses expect: it determines how many additional due diligence requirements apply.
B Corp just got harder. That is exactly why it is worth more.
Mini FAQs
The old system required 80 points across five impact areas, with no minimum in any one area. The new standards require minimum performance across all seven mandatory Impact Topics, with no offsetting weakness against strength. Verification moved from self-assessment to independent third-party audit.
27 September 2026, when the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive takes effect. Businesses needing to rely on B Corp status in EU consumer-facing communications after that date should be certified, or recertifying, on the new standards well before it.
No. Charities and not-for-profits cannot apply. Businesses generating more than 1% of revenue from certain excluded activities, including fossil fuel production, are not eligible at all under the current standards.
They serve different purposes rather than competing directly. B Corp is a certification with a public mark aimed at demonstrating overall business purpose; EcoVadis is a scored rating used mainly in supply chain due diligence. Many businesses end up pursuing both, since the underlying evidence overlaps considerably.
Relevant case studies
We’re proud of the service we provide and the feedback we get from our clients. but don’t just take our word for it.
Client: QFactorial
Our own B Corp journey: practising what we preach
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