Are you keeping a tally? Well you can add iReuse to the growing list of companies achieving B Corp status. iReuse is a sustainability consulting service that was founded in 2005 and has since helped countless companies, individuals and nonprofits to reduce their environmental impact. iReuse’s client list includes a selection of giants like Whole Foods, IBM, Birkenstock and Charles Schwab to name a few.
Among many, the focus areas of this consulting company include energy and water efficiency, carbon emissions reduction and waste reduction. The consultants at iReuse helped Charles Schwab achieve 278.5 tons of CO2e reduction — now that’s major progress in the right direction!
But making a positive difference to companies and NGOs of the world is not enough for iReuse. They want to live by the sustainability practices they preach, and so they have chosen to become a B Corp. As stated in a press release earlier this week CEO Ken Kurtzig said:
We help companies measure their social, environmental, and financial impacts to ensure that they are making measurable progress against their triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. Being a Certified B Corporation means that our social and environmental claims have been scrutinized by an independent third party as well. We are very proud and honored to join the ranks of other successful companies who meet this high standard.
B Corporations have serious momentum right now. With legislation just passed in one US state, and new companies continually achieving B Corp Status, this elite group of sustainable companies is solidly on the path to doing exactly what they set out to do: create another category of business. One that is responsible, ethical and has the legal right to do good, not just meet stakeholders financial expectations, but also meet the ethical expectations of the growing population of informed and conscience consumers.
To read the entire press release go here.
To find out more about what it takes to become a B Corporation go here.
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