{"id":66962,"date":"2023-05-09T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/?p=66962"},"modified":"2023-05-09T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:43:13","slug":"what-is-a-b-corp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/what-is-a-b-corp\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a B Corp?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>High Speed Training is officially a B Corp!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HST_Social_BCorpAnimation_03-Copy-frame-at-0m3s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66973\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HST_Social_BCorpAnimation_03-Copy-frame-at-0m3s.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HST_Social_BCorpAnimation_03-Copy-frame-at-0m3s-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But what exactly does this mean, and how does a company achieve the certification?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>B Corp Certification is administered by a global not-for-profit called B Lab. Since 2006, over 6,000 businesses worldwide have been B Corp certified, with over 1600 in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that the company meets B Lab\u2019s high standards for social and environmental impact, showing dedication to caring for their staff, their communities, their stakeholders, and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Speed Training has been verified by B Corp following a wide-ranging assessment of their working practices, including their approaches to staff wellbeing, impact on wider communities, customer satisfaction and environmental impacts. You can learn about High Speed Training&#8217;s Force for Good work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/about-us\/force-for-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bcorp-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66969\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Companies are scored on 5 categories. The score needed to achieve certification is 80 points.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Governance <\/strong>evaluates a company&#8217;s overall mission, engagement around its social\/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workers <\/strong>evaluates a company\u2019s contributions to its employees\u2019 financial security, health &amp; safety, wellness, career development, and engagement &amp; satisfaction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community<\/strong> evaluates a company\u2019s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, and hires from, including D&amp;I practices and charitable giving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environment <\/strong>evaluates a company\u2019s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customers <\/strong>evaluates a company\u2019s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/illustration-bcorp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66966\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When assessed on these categories, High Speed Training achieved a score of 100.5, scoring particularly highly on our dedication to supporting our staff and our customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover our full B Corp Impact score <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/en-us\/find-a-b-corp\/company\/high-speed-training-limited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and watch our video below to learn more about how we got here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wistia-inc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"HST_B_CORP Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/f905dur85n?dnt=1#?secret=ilfEpVHFH7\" data-secret=\"ilfEpVHFH7\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-quote\">\n<div class=\"block-quote-content\"><i class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\n<p>We are honoured that High Speed Training has become part of the B Corp<sup>TM<\/sup> family. It\u2019s testament to the years of hard work that have gone into building a customer-focused company that truly values its employees and the wider communities that we are a part of.<\/p>\n<p>More and more, people are looking to organisations to prove that they are making positive choices, choices that protect their customers, their employees and the environment. We\u2019re incredibly proud of the culture that has been built here over the last 15 years, and achieving B Corp status shows our commitment to continuing this journey.<\/p>\n<p>For us, a successful business is one that has people at its heart, whether that is our colleagues and the communities we live in, or each and every one of our 2.5million learners. Being recognised as a <sup>TM<\/sup>  aligns so closely with our values as a business &#8211; it\u2019s a goal that we always wanted to achieve. To be able to join the community of thousands of like-minded businesses worldwide is a real privilege.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\u201dquote-citation\u201d\">Dan Jordan, Founder of High Speed Training<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hst-company.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66965\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-read-next\">What to Read Next:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/case-study-the-parchment-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Case Study: Supporting the Next Step to Employment with the Parchment Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/equality-diversity-benefits-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/about-us\/force-for-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About High Speed Training: Force for Good<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Speed Training is officially a B Corp! 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