{"id":11615,"date":"2021-01-28T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/?p=11615"},"modified":"2021-08-31T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:39:26","slug":"verve-secure-b-corporation-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/verve-secure-b-corporation-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Verve Achieves B Corp Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"
The turn of 2021 and a long-held ambition achieved: <\/span>Verve achieves B Corp Certification<\/strong>, joining a growing group of purpose-led, ethical companies including\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Patagonia<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>innocent<\/b>\u00a0using business as a force for good.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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“Certified B Corporations<\/a>\u00a0are businesses that meet the highest standards of\u00a0verified<\/span>\u00a0social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>B Corporation\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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B Lab <\/b>\u2013 the not-for-profit powering the B Corp movement \u2013 conducted the rigorous, root-and-branch\u00a0B Impact Assessment\u00a0<\/b>to establish Verve as one of only six UK-based Web Design businesses to achieve B Corp Certification, and the first and still only in Shropshire.<\/div>\n
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This two year process evaluated how our operations and business model impact our workers, community, environment, and clients. From our supply chain and input materials, to our charitable giving and employee benefits, B Corp Certification proves that Verve is meeting the highest standards of verified ethical performance.<\/div>\n

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Assess \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We looked at who we worked with, how we conducted business, and what we were already doing that met or could be improved to meet the B Corp higher ethical standard.<\/p>\n

Adapt \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where required, we then went through a process of\u00a0business activity\u00a0evolution. Examples include shedding suppliers that did not meet this higher ethical standard; reducing our ecological impact in every possible area, becoming climate and carbon neutral; and improving still further the terms of our staff with initiatives including becoming a certified Living Wage employer.<\/p>\n

Apply \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applying for B Corp Certification was hard work and took concerted efforts from our team to get right. We were determined to meet the expectations, and, although we had to evolve along the way the hard work was rewarded.<\/p>\n

Achieve \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, we were awarded the coveted B Corp Certification. An achievement many months in the making now requires the ongoing dedication of our team to maintain\u2014and improve\u2014our new ethical standard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Julian Smout, Managing Director at Verve says<\/b>: \u201cWe hope that, as a team, we continue to grow Verve together, building on the work that achieved B Corp Certification and giving clients the choice of a company that has made the shift towards a more sustainable economy and better business ethics. We are proud to be a B Corp. It signifies what Verve is becoming as a business and is a giant step forward.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
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Verve is now part of a community of over 3,700 businesses globally to have achieved\u00a0B Corp Certification. The B Corp community in the UK \u2013 representing a broad cross section of industries and sizes \u2013 now comprises over 450 companies and includes well-known brands such as The Guardian, innocent, Patagonia, The Body Shop, and organic food pioneers Abel & Cole.<\/div>\n
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Chris Turner, Executive Director of B Lab UK says<\/b>:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Verve to the B Corp community. This is a movement of companies who are committed to changing how business operates, who believe business really can be a force for good. We know that Verve is going to be a fantastic addition to the community and will continue driving the conversation forward.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased to have B Corps of all shapes and sizes as part of our community \u2013 from startups to multinationals, and across many different industries. Business is a powerful force, and one that \u2013 as these companies are showing \u2013 can be used for good. Welcoming Verve is an exciting moment because they have an opportunity to lead the way within the web design & digital marketing industry. We and the rest of the B Corp community are really pleased to support Verve in paving the way for a new way of doing things.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n

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\u201cBeing able to welcome Verve to the B Corp community is hugely exciting. Their commitment to doing business differently will be an inspiration to others and really help spread the idea that we can redefine success in business to be as much about people and planet as it is about profit\u201d.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
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B Lab UK is transforming the economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies\u2014known as B Corps\u2014who are leading the way. To date, our global community includes over 3,700 B Corps in 74 countries and 150 industries, and over 100,000 companies manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager.<\/div>\n
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The turn of 2021 and a long-held ambition achieved: Verve achieves B Corp Certification, joining a growing group of purpose-led, ethical companies including\u00a0The Guardian,\u00a0Patagonia\u00a0and\u00a0innocent\u00a0using business as a force for good.\u00a0   “Certified B Corporations\u00a0are businesses that meet the highest standards of\u00a0verified\u00a0social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/certified-b-corp.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11615"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12090,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11615\/revisions\/12090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}