B Corp
We are a certified B Corp
Why B Corp?
Why B Corp?
It’s easy to talk about doing business the “right way”, but much harder to do in practice.
We applied for B Corp certification as a way to hold ourselves accountable, to be a company that “walks the walk”, rather than just “talking the talk’.
We are now part of a rapidly growing community of businesses around the world that believe the purpose of a company is not just to make profit, but also to be a force for good in the world.
What is a B Corp?
What is a B Corp?
B Corps are for-profit companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency, as independently verified by B Lab.
How to become a B Corp
The assessment covers many aspects of a business, including employee benefits, charitable activities, supplier selection, and direct environmental impact.
In order to achieve certification, a company must:
- Achieve a score in the B Impact Assessment of >80 and pass through the verification stage, which consists of several interviews with B Lab assessors.
- Make a legal commitment in corporate governance documents to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders.
- Show transparency by allowing performance against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on B Lab’s website.
Learn more about making business a force for good here: http://www.bcorporation.uk/
Our actions speak for themselves:
Our actions speak for themselves:
- We’re committed to removing all emissions we possibly can from our operations and offsetting any that cannot be eliminated immediately to ensure we reach Net Zero in 2022 and beyond.
- We volunteer as a team to support local communities and encourage all team members to take paid leave to do the same.
- We make information available to employees and investors.
- We provide enhanced employee benefits to give more support and choice to the whole team.
- We provide our products to underserved groups such as via the FinTech for Schools Experience, the Chartered Banker 2025 Foundation, and the Santander Black Inclusion initiative.
- We also delivered free financial education to 8,400 students from 85 countries as a direct response to COVID-19.