B Corporation
Certifies entire companies on social, environmental and governance performance.
What it is
B Corp Certification, issued by the non-profit B Lab, evaluates a whole company (not a product) on five impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment and customers. A company must score at least 80 out of 200 on the B Impact Assessment and amend its legal governance to consider all stakeholders.
How it's verified
Companies complete the 200+ question B Impact Assessment, submit supporting documentation, and undergo verification calls and randomised on-site audits. Recertification is required every three years against an updated standard.
What to look for
The B Corp checkmark logo on packaging or the company website. Verify the live status at bcorporation.net — certification expires every three years.
Watch out for
B Corp covers the parent company, so a B Corp-owned brand may not itself be certified. Acquisitions by non-B Corp conglomerates have historically triggered loss of certification.
What it doesn't cover
B Corp is a company-level certification — individual products may not carry product-specific certifications (organic, fair trade, vegan). Some B Corps still produce environmentally significant products; the certification rewards relative improvement and policy, not zero impact.
Top B Corp-certified products
The highest-scoring products in our database that carry B Corp certification.
Ethical Consumer Research Association
The Ethical Consumer Magazine (Single Issue or Subscription)
The definitive guide to conscious shopping in the UK, published by a non-profit multi-stakeholder co-operative. This publication provides deep-dive research into corporate ethics.
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The Ethical Consumer Magazine Subscription
The Ethical Consumer Magazine is a vital resource for UK shoppers, offering deep-dive ratings on thousands of brands to help you shop according to your values.
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The Ethical Consumer Magazine Subscription
The Ethical Consumer Magazine by Ethical Consumer is the definitive UK guide to conscious shopping, featuring deep-dive brand ratings and corporate transparency reports.
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The Ethical Consumer Magazine (Print Subscription)
The Ethical Consumer Magazine is the UK's ultimate guide to sustainable shopping, providing deep-dive brand ratings and corporate research to help you spend your money wisely.
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The Ethical Consumer Magazine (Single Issue or Subscription)
The Ethical Consumer Magazine by Ethical Consumer is the definitive UK guide to conscious shopping, featuring deep-dive brand ratings and corporate transparency rankings.
Ethical Consumer
The Ethical Consumer Magazine Subscription (Digital)
The Ethical Consumer Magazine by Ethical Consumer provides indispensable ratings to help UK shoppers avoid greenwashing and support truly sustainable brands effectively.
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Frequently asked
How hard is it to become a B Corp?+
The median qualifying score is 80/200 — comfortably below 50%. Most companies need 6–18 months of operational changes to qualify. Recertification often forces deeper improvements as the standard tightens.