What is it?
Company certification issued or operated by B Lab.
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Standards & schemes · Company certification
B Corp Certification
B Lab
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- All sectors
- Scope
- Company (whole business)
What does it require?
Company-level certification against B Lab standards (governance, workers, community, environment, customers) with a minimum verified score and legal accountability requirement.
What it does not demonstrateThe certification does not automatically apply to every product, service or claim made by the certified organisation.
How is conformity assessed?
B Impact Assessment verification (B Lab + assurance pilots)
Grievance mechanismB Lab complaints
Who makes the decision?
B Lab
Assurance arrangementB Impact Assessment verification (B Lab + assurance pilots)
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.