Environmental Stewardship & Circularity Blog Post from B Lab Global
“The time has come to rethink our relationship with nature. We are not separate from the environment but part of it. Businesses, communities, and entire economies rely on healthy ecosystems to function. Recognizing this interdependence isn’t just a shift in perspective; it’s a call to action to reimagine how we operate within the natural world.”
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B Lab’s standards define the performance that a company must meet and continuously improve upon to achieve and maintain B Corp Certification. Since 2006, we have evolved the standards to improve their impactfulness and clarify what it means to be a leading business, incorporating feedback from diverse stakeholders.
To achieve these goals, the new standards require companies to meet specific requirements across seven Impact Topics. While we have developed the new standards with the existing standards in mind, you can expect to see new topics and evolved requirements where topics overlap, designed to improve business impact.
After all, the B Corp community is built on the principle of continuous improvement.
With climate change intensifying and ecosystems reaching critical tipping points, businesses must fundamentally shift how they interact with nature. Brigitta Nemes explains how this topic challenges companies to take responsibility for their environmental footprint by prioritizing sustainable resource use, circular design, and responsible procurement practices.
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