{"id":86130,"date":"2021-11-17T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=86130"},"modified":"2022-02-11T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:57:14","slug":"what-we-learned-from-our-b-corp-recertification-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/impact\/what-we-learned-from-our-b-corp-recertification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Learned from Our B Corp Recertification Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"86130\" class=\"elementor elementor-86130\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b7406e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b7406e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-076436f\" data-id=\"076436f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0347193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0347193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spring Activator just got completed its first B Corp recertification!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What does this mean? B Corp certification indicates that a business meets a set of high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency as set out by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/en-us\/movement\/about-b-lab\/\">non-profit B Lab<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It means that the impact of our practices has been evaluated across five major buckets\u2014Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers\u2014and we have received an overall <a href=\"https:\/\/bcorporation.net\/directory\/spring-activator-inc\">B Impact Score of 97.8<\/a>, placing our business among those that are certified to be good for people and the planet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since our initial certification in 2017, Spring has grown and evolved a lot, so this undertaking was quite significant for our team as we re-learned how rigorous this process is, and how much you can discover about your business through the assessment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As our community is full of purpose-driven leaders many of whom are pursuing or thinking of applying for B Corp certification, we decided to compile four of our major takeaways in the hopes that they will help others along similar journeys. It is, after all, our community that we owe a special thanks to for inspiring us to make a bigger impact every day!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfc7c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfc7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Build a Plan Around Your B Corp (Re)Certification<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a50448 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7a50448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n@charset \"UTF-8\";.entry-content blockquote.elementor-blockquote:not(.alignright):not(.alignleft),.entry-summary blockquote.elementor-blockquote{margin-right:0;margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;outline:0;font-size:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;quotes:none;border:0;font-style:normal;color:#3f444b}.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote .e-q-footer:after,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote .e-q-footer:before,.elementor-widget-blockquote 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Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tYou can dig into your score components to strategically assess and action which areas you want to improve in your company.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ef302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53ef302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once certified, a B Corp is required to re-certify every three years. Our major insight gained during our first recertification process was that it is very important to build a recertification plan once that highly coveted initial certification comes through.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How you take your score, learn from it, and put these insights into practice over the following years prior to your next recertification are incredibly crucial to your success in the process. Not only will you have built space for the reassessment in your action plan, but you can also dig into your score components to strategically assess and action which areas you want to improve in your company over the next period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d79096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d79096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Align Your Documentation Practices with B Corp Requirements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed39b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed39b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During multiple stages of our recertification process, we grappled with getting our supporting documentation just right. This is a common observance in hyper-growth startups where teams expand rapidly and things move at the speed of light.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At Spring, our team almost tripled in the last two fiscal years, and our work expanded to 52 communities in 26 countries. As a result, our organizational policies and systems went through massive changes to support this growth, as did our documentation practices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the B Corp recertification process, documentation needs to be delivered in a certain format and we ended up spending additional time understanding and refining our existing documentation practices to align with what is required. Now we are better equipped for the next recertification process and can pass on the learning to always keep this in consideration when there are rapid changes and growth taking place in your company.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87dd3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87dd3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-1024x640.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-85385\" alt=\"Spring Activator Team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2.png 2048w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-100x62.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Spring-Team-2-360x225.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Spring Activator team grew exponentially in 2021!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee03750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee03750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. An Impact Measurement Roadmap Can Guide You During the B Corp Assessment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd502f2 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fd502f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tA good understanding of how impact metrics are identified and defined for your organization plays a key role in building a roadmap for your B Corp assessment.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba3233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ba3233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year we did a lot of strategic work at Spring Activator. Not only did we come together as a team to revamp our theory of change to reflect our aims across all the areas of our work (entrepreneur, investor, and ecosystem development), we also sat down to evaluate our existing impact metrics to align with this theory of change. In turn, this process also reflected itself onto our organizational goals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For Heena Narula, our Community &amp; Impact Manager and lead on the B Corp recertification process, this was a beneficial undertaking because she gained a first-hand understanding of where Spring is headed. This helped her in answering the B Corp assessment questions better and faster, and she shared that &#8220;a good understanding of how impact metrics are identified and defined for your organization plays a key role in building a roadmap for your B Corp assessment.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649e5b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649e5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Be Ready to Ask Clarifying Questions to Help You Meet Your Deadlines<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1682338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1682338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the re-certification process, once you have locked in your answers to the questions about the five major <a href=\"https:\/\/bimpactassessment.net\/how-it-works\/frequently-asked-questions\/the-b-impact-score\">B Impact Score<\/a> buckets (Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, Customers) you will need to upload supporting documentation for all the questions as regards the answers you have provided. This often results in a communications exchange with your B Corp Analyst who is the first person to review your submission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our learning from this part of the process was that being prompt, asking clarifying questions, and setting mini-deadlines along the way played a large role in helping us stick to our major deadline of completing the recertification process on time. Your B Corp Analyst is there to help you out, so be sure to leverage them as best you can!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24e8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24e8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spring Activator's Next Steps in Preparation for 2024<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ee21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ee21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heena shared that her work on our first recertification process helped her understand the kinds of questions asked and the documentation needed, along with the thoroughness required. It helped her explore deeply what Spring stands for and why we do things a certain way, and it inspired her to work on building a similar level of understanding among our broader team to motivate higher employee engagement in Spring&#8217;s bold mission: change the world through innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some of our next steps are therefore to incorporate more about what it means to be a B Corporation into our onboarding processes and team learning time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We will also be thoroughly digging into our assessment report to identify areas of growth and look at them from strategic and operational points of view to build a strong development plan. This will also help us identify key milestones to grow into as an organization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finally, we plan to better leverage B Local spaces and learn about other B Corps to better identify best practices that we can easily incorporate, and also to build local community partnerships. We hope you&#8217;ll join us!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ed99a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ed99a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b825f\" data-id=\"f1b825f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c0328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c0328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you thinking about becoming a B Corp? Visit B Lab to learn more!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1853c3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1853c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/usca.bcorporation.net\/about-b-corps\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take a Look<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Activator just got completed its first B Corp recertification! 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