— Certified B Corp supporting B Corps

B Corp certification support

Confidently meet B Corp’s new, more rigorous requirements.

The B Impact Assessment evaluates how your company impacts workers, communities, the environment, customers, and governance — together. Greenplaces helps you manage this complexity with a single partner, a unified platform, and expert guidance at every step of your certification cycle.

About B Corp certification

What is the B Impact Assessment?

The B Impact Assessment is not a traditional ESG exercise. It evaluates how your company impacts workers, communities, the environment, customers, and governance — together.

As a Certified B Corp ourselves, Greenplaces provides end-to-end support to help you prepare for certification, manage audits, and build a durable impact strategy that lasts throughout your entire certification cycle.

The transition to B Corp 2.1

New standards. Higher bar. Greater opportunity.

B Lab’s transition to B Corp 2.1 brings new standards that are more rigorous, transparent, and globally aligned. These changes raise both the bar and the risk for companies pursuing or maintaining certification.

Audit

Independent third-party audits

These audits replace the prior self-assessment model, bringing B Corp certification in line with internationally recognized assurance standards and increasing the evidentiary weight of your certification.

Compliance

Ongoing compliance monitoring

Surveillance audits are conducted throughout the five-year certification cycle, meaning compliance is a continuous commitment — not a one-time submission. Greenplaces supports ongoing monitoring and evidence readiness.

Eligibility

Stricter eligibility criteria

New eligibility criteria include revenue thresholds tied to harmful industries. Understanding where your business model sits relative to these thresholds is an important first step Greenplaces helps you navigate.

Disclosure

Alignment with the EU’s ECGT Directive

Alignment with the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (ECGT) Directive increases scrutiny on claims and disclosures, requiring greater precision in how companies communicate their sustainability performance.

Greenplaces helps you stay ahead of these changes while reducing internal burden and audit risk — so your team can focus on the work, not the paperwork.

Built for every stage

Built for companies certifying, recertifying, or scaling

From bridging the gap between your existing practices and the new standards, to building a certification-ready foundation that scales — we’ve got you covered.

Recertifying

Recertifying in 2026 or later
If your company is up for recertification in 2026 or beyond, you are transitioning to B Corp 2.1. Greenplaces helps you close the gap between your current practices and the new requirements.

  • New performance expectations

  • Independent audit readiness

  • Increased documentation and evidence requirements

First-time certification

Certifying for the first time
Companies pursuing B Corp certification for the first time will submit under B Corp 2.1 starting in March 2026. Greenplaces helps first-time applicants meet the new requirements from day one.

  • Foundation requirements including stakeholder governance commitments and enterprise risk assessments

  • Environmental performance including emissions measurement, target setting, and decarbonization strategy

  • Increased documentation and evidence requirements

Large organizations

B Corps with more than 250 employees
If your organization has 250 or more employees, additional expectations apply under B Corp 2.1. Greenplaces provides the specialized capabilities required at enterprise scale.

  • Assured carbon footprint

  • Science-based targets (SBTi)

  • GRI- or SASB-aligned impact reporting

The Greenplaces difference

Key benefits of working with Greenplaces

Greenplaces helps you turn complexity into clarity — and certification into a competitive advantage. Our platform and expert team are purpose-built for the demands of B Corp 2.1.

Because we are a Certified B Corp ourselves, we understand the process from the inside. We don’t just advise — we walk the same path.

Full-spectrum impact support

Greenplaces’ platform adheres to the GHG Protocol, with calculations designed for third-party assurance and science-based target setting — meeting the environmental rigor expected under B Corp 2.1 climate action.

Built for the new B Corp requirements

Stay ahead of tightening standards, reduce compliance risk, and demonstrate credible leadership as B Corp certification becomes more closely scrutinized by investors, employees, and customers.

A partner who's been there

As a Certified B Corp, Greenplaces brings firsthand knowledge of the assessment process, audit requirements, and the operational changes needed to improve performance year over year.

Our approach

Greenplaces helps you turn complexity into clarity

Our delivery model is built around execution — not advice. We centralize data, validate documentation, and guide your team through every phase of the B Corp assessment and audit process.

The result is a certification you can stand behind: defensible, documented, and built to last beyond the five-year cycle.

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Data-first, audit-ready
We centralize data collection from emissions and impact reporting, reducing fragmentation and manual effort — so your evidence is organized, traceable, and ready for independent review.

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Pre-assurance readiness checks
We validate data and documentation before engaging with B Lab’s independent assurance partners, minimizing audit friction and ensuring no surprises during the formal review process.

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Collaborative refinement
We help you address gaps, validate calculations, and incorporate stakeholder feedback on interim findings — so your final submission reflects the full strength of your business’s impact.

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Cycle-long partnership
Our support doesn’t end at submission. We help you maintain compliance, prepare for surveillance audits, and continuously improve your B Impact score across the full five-year cycle.

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One platform, full picture
Greenplaces brings carbon accounting, impact data, policy compliance, and reporting into a single platform — giving you a unified view of your sustainability performance and a single source of truth for audit documentation.

Submit with confidence

Ready to future-proof your business?

Greenplaces delivers the platform, expertise, and execution support your team needs to navigate B Corp 2.1 with confidence — whether you’re certifying for the first time, recertifying under the new standards, or scaling your impact reporting at enterprise level.