{"id":1588,"date":"2023-01-19T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabrik.fi\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2024-10-10T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:33:31","slug":"2023-the-finnish-b-corp-community-will-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabrik.fi\/en\/2023-the-finnish-b-corp-community-will-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Good news: in 2023, the Finnish B Corp community will grow and companies that join will have an advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last year ended on a high note for our B Corp journey, with Fabrik co-founding B Local Helsinki and our own application for certification moving forward. Before I tell you what this year has in store, a few words about B Corp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Why B Corp?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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B Corp is a non-profit organisation whose holistic corporate responsibility tool is used by over 500,000 companies around the world. It is not limited to a single product or a specific part of the supply chain, but cuts across the whole business (management, employees, community, environment and customers).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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It is strongly business-driven: to harness the power of business for good, as B Corp’s core belief is, businesses need to grow and thrive. In the midst of sustainability promises, B Corp focuses on real impact and is therefore a credible base for corporate sustainability work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Finland as a top priority<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This year, Finland is the number one priority for the European B Corp movement. This means that companies that join will have a particularly fast turnaround time for their certification and will be able to capitalise on this, both in terms of their own reputation and the wider visibility of the movement in the Nordic countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Why is this? Because B Corp is widely used in Central Europe and the aim is to create the same wave in the Nordic countries. There are currently 77 B Corp certified companies in the Nordic countries and around 50 companies in the process of certification. By 2023, the number of companies is expected to grow to over 200. Globally, there are more than 6,000 certified companies and expectations for growth are high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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B Local Helsinki – get involved!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It has been a privilege to get to know the existing B Corp companies in Finland. We are in different industries, but the attitude is the same. As in other cities around the world, we decided to create our own local community in Helsinki.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This year will bring at least the following:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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