B Lab Company
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
B Lab is a nonprofit organisation that certifies companies as B Corporations (B Corps), recognising businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. B Corps balance profit with purpose, considering the impact of their decisions on workers, customers, communities, and the environment. B Lab promotes responsible business practices, offering tools and frameworks to measure impact. The B Corp certification is a process that evaluates a company's governance, sustainability, and social contributions. B Lab also advocates for systemic change, encouraging businesses to prioritise long-term value for society over short-term profits.
EU Legislative Interests
Green Claims directive ESG Ratings regulation
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
B Lab Company ("B Lab Global") is not a member of any association. The entity "B Lab Europe" (Stichting B Lab Europe) is a separate entity, with its own governance structure, with whom B Lab Company has a licensing agreement.
Organisation Members
B Lab does not have members. It is a labelling scheme behind certified B Corps, but does not represent them. B Lab provides services to B Lab Europe (Stichting B Lab Europe), which is also on the Transparency Register, and may be considered an affiliated entity (see all global partners here: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/movement/global-network/). It is not a 'chapter' or 'subsidiary' but the nature of the relationship is interdependent. B Lab Company ("B Lab Global") conducts certification and verification, while its global partners, such as B Lab Europe, conduct community management activities of the B Corp community in Europe.
Additional Information
B Lab has invited #SustainablePublicAffairs to declare B Lab as a client in Transparency register.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.