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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies and Carmen Aguilar García

Dozens of firms risk losing B Corp status after standards overhaul

Detail view of B Corp logo
The updated B Corp certification process is more rigorous than its predecessor. Photograph: Gado Reportage/Alamy

Dozens of companies may be at risk of losing their coveted B Corp ethical status after the organisation behind the corporate kite-marking system raised the standards required to qualify.

B Lab, which oversees B Corp certification, launched the biggest overhaul in its 19-year history earlier this month, scrapping a system under which companies must gather enough points across multiple categories to qualify.

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