John Featherby

In the case of certifying companies with multiple, related entities, we take all clients through a Scoping Process with B Lab. (For more information, see: Can you certify a business if there are su...

How do we account for home energy use in our calculations? There is no formally established way to do this. So, you do not need to feel under heavy pressure to undertake this. One option is to make...

In 1993, a bootstrapped company called AND1 that sold basketball shoes was born. Co-Founded by Jay Coen Gilbert, it was an early example of a socially responsible company; working with the supplier...

1. Reviews the entirety of the business The certification process doesn’t just cover a portion of your business, it covers all of it across five areas. They are: Impact Business Models Governance ...

Performance-based pay, often built into annual appraisals, is an ingrained problem because of the assumption that it’s a good idea. The decades of social and behavioural science that insist annual ...

There is no single solution that works uniformally; no "six steps to success" model on offer. We can't use fixed tools and processes for system change in a complex environment (see: "What is the di...

Having both the large and small working together is important. They both help us commit to change within ourselves and our organizations. They would be incomplete without one another. But, commitme...

The Regular Teylu We recommend an easy to remember structure that gives any small group an added level of intention, purpose and relationship: Celebration, Conversation and Connection. Whilst simpl...

What counts as a "Significant Supplier"? For companies on the service with a minor environmental footprint who have 1-9 employees, you can include the top 5 suppliers in terms of cost. In all other...

Independent validation For example, as with B Corps: Do your efforts have the credibility of third- party review or do we just have to believe what you say is accurate and not “greenwash”? Do your ...