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The B Impact Assessment

The Knowledge Base is B Lab’s proprietary search engine for all things related to becoming or being a Certified B Corporation, as well as using the B Impact Assessment.

BIA Eligibility

Any for-profit company — in fact, the B Impact Assessment is already used by more than 280,000 businesses. You don’t have to be a B Corp to use this free and confidential tool, nor do you have to be a C-suite executive or seasoned sustainability professional.

How to use the B Impact Assessment Tool

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    Assess

    Complete the B Impact Assessment by answering a series of questions about your company’s practices and outputs across five categories: governance, workers, community, the environment, and customers.

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    Compare

    Any for-profit company — in fact, the B Impact Assessment is already used by more than 280,000 businesses. You don’t have to be a B Corp to use this free and confidential tool, nor do you have to be a C-suite executive or seasoned sustainability professional.

  • 3

    Improve

    Use the B Impact Assessment platform to identify, track, and learn about improvement opportunities and best practices over time.

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    Certify

    Using the BIA is the first step in becoming a B Corp. Learn more about why you should certify, and the benefits that businesses experience.

Start your BIA assessment today!

Become part of over 240.000 businesses that are measuring and managing their impact using BIA.

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