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.
A highly concentrated, versatile cleaner formulated for tough tasks like outdoor furniture and gardening tools, without synthetic dyes or fragrances.
A luxury hybrid mattress hand-crafted in California using 100% organic certified materials and carbon-negative production methods.
An industry gold standard for ethical home care, this ultra-concentrated soap uses organic oils and fair-trade ingredients for a versatile, biodegradable cleaning solution.
The Fairphone 5 is the industry leader in modular design, offering a 5-year warranty and fair-sourced minerals to ensure longevity and worker rights.
A carbon-neutral, bean-to-cup coffee experience focused on ultra-transparency and farmer-livelihoods through direct trade practices.
A luxurious, plant-based cleansing oil that utilizes papain and vitamin B to gently exfoliate while maintaining the skin's moisture barrier, crafted by an award-winning B Corp.
A sustainably crafted, carbon-neutral wooden dollhouse made from chemical-free rubberwood using eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
A fully circular backpack made from First Mile recycled plastic bottles, designed to be repaired and eventually recycled back into new products.
A quintessential ethical luxury piece crafted from recycled gold and Beyond Conflict Free™ diamonds.
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.