B CORPS
OUR B CORP ACCOUNTING EXPERTISE
As a B Corp, we inherently understand the rigours of the B Impact Assessment – especially the need to report on metrics contained in payroll and financial data.
We regularly supply our B Corp clients with the information they need to support their certification and re-certification applications. Having high-quality data in our bookkeeping and payroll services ensures we’re ideally placed to provide this. We’ve been through the certification process ourselves, so we know exactly what information is required for the assessment and which reports to run.
Our Carbon Accounting service provides much-needed insight into B Corps’ environmental impact. It helps you understand your most significant emissions areas and recognise where to focus reduction efforts. If offsets form part of your strategy, it also allows you to figure out the level required.
Our Director, Matt Portt, is a practising member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA).
Besting B Corp-specific challenges
Meeting B Corp specific requirements & conditions
We know the B Corp framework is changing and from 2025, every B Corp will need to meet 3 ‘Climate Action’ requirements to keep its certification. The company must:
1. Measure its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions annually.
2. Set a science-based target to keep global warming below 1.5 °C.
3. Implement a climate transition plan.
You must also meet conditions for ‘Environmental Stewardship & Circularity’. Each B Corporation needs to:
1. Have a strategy to address its actual and potential negative environmental impacts and to pursue efforts to stay within ecological thresholds.
2. Prevent and mitigate its actual and potential negative environmental impacts.
3. Work with suppliers to achieve its environmental objectives and to attain traceability in the supply chain.
To help our B Corp clients meet these new climate and environmental impact requirements, we provide reliable and accurate GHG emissions accounting.
We use the leading carbon accounting platform Sumday (and its Xero ledger integration) to provide emissions data that goes beyond crude estimates – and builds in supplier engagement to set meaningful reduction targets. Progress towards these targets can be tracked over time and reported upon.
Proving green claims
B Corps should be proud to celebrate their achievements. However, the Green Claims Code means you can only make environmental claims if you can substantiate them with “robust, credible and up-to-date evidence.”
Otherwise, you risk damaging your reputation, incurring financial penalties, and having adverts banned by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Our services can provide B Corp marketing teams with the data they need to support the service or product-specific green claims they’d like to make
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WHO WE SUPPORT
OUR SERVICES
CARBON ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING
Get the accurate and timely CO2 and GHG emissions data you need to reduce your organisation’s environmental impact, meet customer and regulatory requirements, and save money.
OUTSOURCED FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Receive quality financial data that will help you make the best decisions for your organisation – while saving time and worry. Check out our outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, management accounts, payroll and financial strategy services.