The "B Corporation Certification" is a mark that is licensed by B Lab, a private non-profit organization, to companies that, like ours, have successfully passed the B Impact Assessment ("BIA") and thus meet B Lab's requirements in terms of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
It is specified that B Lab is not a conformity assessment body within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 765/2008 or a standardization body within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and that the BIA is independent of harmonised standards and is not ratified by public institutions.
The B Impact Assessment that focuses on practices, initiatives and results obtained in terms of sustainability, generates a final score and evaluates four main areas:
1. Governance: the value model of reference in terms of transparency, fairness and competence.
2. Workers: the system of relations with the workers in terms of ensuring their rights and the enhancement of their skills and personal aspirations.
3. Community: the capacity to see the company as an active member of society, with impacts on suppliers, clients and the local community.
4. Environment: monitoring of all production chain phases as regards the level of environmental sustainability of processes and products.