It’s official: The Terrace is a B Corp! Time for celebration

What do The Terrace, Tony’s Chocolonely, Triodos Bank, Ben & Jerry’s, Patagonia and Dopper have in common? We are all companies that are B Corp certified! At The Terrace we are extremely happy with this new status.

But what is a B Corp?

B Corp is an abbreviation for Benefit Corporation. The B Corp certification was set up in 2006 by the American non-profit organisation B Lab. The goal of B Corp is to redefine success in business by not only focussing on profit but also focussing on making a positive impact on the environment and society. In other words: ‘Using business as a force for good’.

Why did The Terrace become a B Corp?

The Terrace has always had the DNA of a B Corp. We were founded with the aim to help companies and organisations realize positive change. We have been doing this for eleven years already, through sustainability strategies and reports, branding, communication and stakeholder engagement. Our ambition is to inspire and activate brands and consumers to make better and more sustainable choices.

Leontine Gast (Founding partner & Managing director): ”I believe that B Corp provides an important framework for implementing positive change throughout the entire business. Moreover, it offers a network of like-minded companies with which we can take faster and larger steps towards a meaningful economy.”

B Corp doesn’t just evaluate a product or service; it assesses the overall positive impact of the company behind it. How sustainable are we really? After all, a good world starts with yourself.

That is why, in order to become a B Corp, you have to go through a strict ‘impact assessment’ with many questions about five key impact areas of governance, workers, community, environment and customers. We score the most points with our impact on the (local) community and workers, check our online B Impact Report for all the scores. To actually obtain the B Corp Certification, you have to score at least 80 out of 200 points. This seems easy, but it is not! Try it yourself by filling in the Impact Assessment for free.

No time to waste!

Once you are officially a B Corp it doesn’t mean you can sit back and relax. Every year, all B Corp certified companies have to prove again how much impact they make. The movement is rapidly growing which means it is currently very busy at the B Corp offices. And that’s great news! Currently there are 2655 Benefit Corporations in 60 countries around the world. In the Netherlands, there are already 66 B Corp certified organisations. Join in and be the change!