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B Leaders Module 2: Diving deep with the BIA
1. Agenda
Where do you
stand now?
12.45pm – 1.00pm
Introduction to the B
Corp movement
1.00pm – 1.30pm
What’s involved
in certification?
1.30pm – 1.55pm
Panel: What does B
Corp mean to you?
1.55pm – 2.40pm
Understanding
the BIA
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Demo of
the BIA
3.30pm – 3.50pm
Time to
have a go
3.50pm – 4.40pm
Standards
Review
4.40pm – 5.00pm
3. Positive and Comprehensive
Standardised yet Adaptive
Objective and Dynamic
Focuses on pro-active
management and positive impact
Considers all stakeholders and all
aspects of the company.
Aspirational and Educational
Key features of the BIA
4. Positive and Comprehensive
Standardised yet Adaptive
Objective and Dynamic
78 versions based on:
o Sector
o Size
Impact Area, Topic, and Question
Level Benchmarks
Aspirational and Educational
Key features of the BIA
5. Positive and Comprehensive
Standardised yet Adaptive
Objective and Dynamic
Questions are
o Verifiable
o Stakeholder Driven
o Independently governed
Updated every two years
V5 released in Feb 2016
Aspirational and Educational
Key features of the BIA
6. Positive and Comprehensive
Key features of the BIA
Standardised yet Adaptive
Objective and Dynamic
Intentionally challenging and
thought-provoking
Improvement Tools and best
practice guides
Aspirational and Educational
8. Operational Impact
Managing the day to day impact of
running the business
Covers facilities, purchases,
employees, and governance
Aligned with other best-in-
class standards
Applies to all companies
independent of design or
intent
Impact Business Model
The design of a company that creates a
specific positive benefit/outcome for one
or more of its stakeholders
Based on a product,
beneficiary, particular activity
or structure
Unique to the B Impact
Assessment
Extraordinary & contingent
upon company
9. Organized across five stakeholder focused impact areas
Governance
WorkersCommunity
Environment
Customers
10. Divided into topics...
Mission & Engagement
Governance
Land, Office, PlantJob CreationCompensation
Ethics
Transparency
Benefits
Training & Education
Worker Owned
Job Flexibility
Diversity
Civic Engagement Outputs
Local Trans, Dist, & Suppliers
Suppliers, Distributors &
Product
Input
Health
Serving those in need
Education
Arts, Media, & Culture
Governance Workers Community Environment Customers
Workforce Development
Mission Locked Renewable Energy
Land Conservation
Supply Chain Poverty
Alleviation
Microenterprise
Toxin Reduction
Environmental Ed
Basic Services
Economic Empowerment
13. BIA Development & Governance
Dynamic: Revised Every Two Years
Stakeholder/User Driven: 3000+ Pieces of Feedback in 2015
Transparent: Public Comment Period for Drafts
Objective: Research Based; Expert Working Groups; Multi-Stakeholder
Independently Governed: Global Standards Advisory Council
15. SAC Responsibilities
Approve new versions of the assessment
Approve working group decisions (⅔ vote to reject)
Adjudicate disclosure issues regarding B Corps
> Complaints, Disclosure Questionnaire, Background Checks
Adjudicate challenges to assessment reviews
Oversee onsite review process
16. New Versions
Two year cycle with alternating scope; V6 launch in 2018
• Odd: Broken and Missing Indicators
• Even: Methodology and Scoring
B Lab will conduct feedback and research, as well as initial drafting of new
versions to be presented to SAC
Regional Working Groups:
• Represent the voice of each region in the Standards Development
Process (incorporate feedback from the market)
Generally one in person meeting per year with quarterly check ins
17. What about negative impact?
Outcomes from a Disclosure, to be decided by SAC:
• Certification approved
• Certification approved with incremental disclosure
• Certification approved pending remediation
• Certification denied/revoked
B Lab in process of developing a “Materiality Matrix” to provide more clarity
for decision making.
Ad hoc calls on a bi-monthly basis to address issues.
19. Now it’s your turn to have a go on the BIA!
bimpactassessment.net
20. What happens after you click “Submit”?
• Complete BIA
• Click Submit
• Compile list of
supporting docs
• Upload docs to
BIA
• Company:
Disclosure
Questionnaire
• Standards:
Background
check
• Sign Term
Sheet – vary
depending on
legal change
• Receive email
notification
• Schedule
review call
• 90 min review call
with the
Standards Team
• Provide remaining
docs
• Secondary
review by
Standards
Team
• SAC review if
needed
• Pay certification
fee, dependent
on level of
revenue
SUBMIT SCHEDULE DOCS REVIEW CALL CHECKS 2ND REVIEW TERM SHEET FEE
21. How does this work for large companies?
Parent
companies and
subsidiaries
Multinationals
and the
MPMAC
Verification
fees
22. Learning outcomes
At the end of this module you’ll be able to:
Understand the key features and structure of the BIA
Explain how standards within the BIA are developed
Feel comfortable using the BIA
Understand the detailed certification process from start to finish
23. Things to do before the next
workshop
Complete the feedback form
Watch the Benchmarking webinar and Improving your Impact
webinar – see email
Bring any questions on the webinars to the next session
Register on the B Leaders Slack channel – see email
Notas do Editor
3.00-3.10: Understanding the BIA - Key features and structure of BIA
3.10-3.25: Governance of the BIA - How Standards are developed
3.25-3.45: Live demo of the BIA
3.45-4.15: The certification process including Standards review, DQ and background checks
3.00 – 3.10
3.00 – 3.10
3.00 – 3.10
3.00 – 3.10
3.00 – 3.10
3.00 – 3.10
Ops vs. IBMs vs. Disclosure Questionnaire, additional distinctions within the structure of the BIA. Ops composes the primary portion of the assessment. Its focused on the impact of the company on a day to day basis. These questions are necessary to understand the impact of the company...the company has an impact in these dimensions and the evaluation is based on how the company makes those impacts good. (You have to have employees, do you treat them well.) You have to produce waste, do you minimize it, and do you recycle it, etc.)
3.00 – 3.10
In addition to the operational impacts of a company, the company also captures the business model impact of companies providing material, extraordinary, verifiable, durable, stakeholder and outcome focused impact business models.
3.00 – 3.10
ORGANIZED INTO GOALS (ASPIRATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF IMPACT FOR THE SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDER
3.00 – 3.10
Blue are Ops topics
Red are IBM topics
IBM:
More IBM credit is given if you can show an outcome as well as an intended impact. For example, launch a product which is designed to improve educational attainment = receive points. Receive more points if you can show a % improvement in GCSE results as a result of your product. On average, 50:50 split between impact and outcome
50% of accounts don’t get IBM points other than making the legal amendment.
Max points in IBM = 60
Legal scores: Signed term sheet = 2.5 / Made amendment = 7.5 / Benefit Corp = 12.5
ADDENDA:
Additional addenda for certain sectors = sector specific questions
For example: Capital Investors, Higher Education, Education services, Credit advisor, Fund manager, Green building
3.00 – 3.10
Questions include metrics, indicators, best practices, etc. Why policies? Objective, Institutionalized (impact of business vs. an individual, impact over time)
3.10 – 3.25
3.10 – 3.25
3.10 – 3.25
3.10 – 3.25
3.10 – 3.25
3.10 – 3.25
3.25 – 3.45 Charlotte and Amy B will demo the BIA – touring through the new functionality as well as the various tools
4.15 – 5.00
3.45 – 4.15
COMPLETING THE BIA – RECOMMENDED DOCS:
Payroll register
Employee handbook
List of significant suppliers
Breakdown of revenue between products and services
P&L
Resource-use tracking
Sustainability / CSR reports
DOCUMENTS:
A random selection of documents are selected for example Employee Handbook, listing of revenue
IBM documents are requested after the review call, once you’ve had a chance to discuss IBM with Standards team
DISCLOSURE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS:
Companies are requested to complete a Disclosure questionnaire.
This does not affect their score
If they answer affirmatively to any items in DQ and B Lab deems these issues material, the company must:
Be transparent with DQ on their public profile
Explain how the issue has been addressed
Demonstrate management systems that have been put in place to prevent any further issues
B Lab reserve the right to refuse certification
BACKGROUND CHECKS:
If a company’s revenue is >$5m, Standards Team do a background check – review claims, PR, fines etc
If anything negative is found, it is reviewed by Senior Management
Anything considered to be high priority is taken to the SAC
3.45 – 4.15
COMPLETING THE BIA – RECOMMENDED DOCS:
Payroll register
Employee handbook
List of significant suppliers
Breakdown of revenue between products and services
P&L
Resource-use tracking
Sustainability / CSR reports
DOCUMENTS:
A random selection of documents are selected for example Employee Handbook, listing of revenue
IBM documents are requested after the review call, once you’ve had a chance to discuss IBM with Standards team
DISCLOSURE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS:
Companies are requested to complete a Disclosure questionnaire.
This does not affect their score
If they answer affirmatively to any items in DQ and B Lab deems these issues material, the company must:
Be transparent with DQ on their public profile
Explain how the issue has been addressed
Demonstrate management systems that have been put in place to prevent any further issues
B Lab reserve the right to refuse certification
BACKGROUND CHECKS:
If a company’s revenue is >$5m, Standards Team do a background check – review claims, PR, fines etc
If anything negative is found, it is reviewed by Senior Management
Anything considered to be high priority is taken to the SAC