Ecosurety becomes first UK compliance scheme to be B Corp certified

Ecosurety joins a global network of 3,200 companies with B Corp certification, reinforcing a long-standing commitment to deliver change for good.

Ecosurety has become the first recycling compliance scheme to successfully receive the social and environmental business standard, with certification as a registered B Corporation in the UK.

With 290 B Corp businesses currently registered in the UK and over 3,200 across the globe, Ecosurety joins a growing network of companies reinventing business, by pursuing purpose as well as profit.

B Corps are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Businesses seeking the certification are externally assessed by B Lab to ensure they meet rigorous social and environmental standards which represent their commitment to goals outside of shareholder profit.

Socially and environmentally responsible

The B Corp certification covers five key impact areas of Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers. Successful companies have reached a benchmark score of over 80 and provide evidence of socially and environmentally responsible practices. By becoming a B Corp, Ecosurety is committing to deliver greater levels of transparency, accountability and ambition across these areas.

Over the last five years Ecosurety has been working to drive reform to the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility system through increased transparency and recycling capacity. Alongside this the company has worked to drive forward education, innovation, collaboration and investment across the UK recycling sector.