We’ve simply been named Best for the World™! This is an honour given to licensed B Corp’s with prime B Impact Assessment scores. Intrepid has been recognised within the governance class for our current efforts to ‘mission lock’ our Constitution. Never heard of a mission lock? Don’t stress: right here’s what it really means.
Becoming a certified B Corp isn’t any straightforward feat. It includes months of labor, reams of (digital) paperwork, and trawling via your complete manner of working to seek out methods to do issues higher. Ways that may profit individuals and the planet.
We grew to become an authorized B Corp in 2018, and once we recertified final yr, we labored even tougher to make Intrepid higher for the world. And it paid off; we upped our rating from 82.7 to 91.2 – which means we’ve elevated our constructive influence on individuals, communities and the planet by 10 per cent. Nice, hey?
Here’s one thing else that’s fairly good. Each yr, B Lab, the crew who certify B Corps across the globe, honours their Best for the World™ B Corps. This distinction recognises B Corps which have achieved a rating within the prime 5 p.c of a number of influence areas of their B Impact Assessment.
We scored within the prime 5 per cent for Governance, which covers our total mission, ethics, accountability and transparency. Our work in these areas imply we’re utilizing Intrepid as a pressure for good (which was our plan all alongside!).
We have been capable of obtain this rating by switching up our firm Constitution – in B Corp-speak it’s known as a ‘mission lock’. A mission lock just about does what it says on the field: it locks in our mission as a for-purpose/individuals/planet organisation so we will’t – and gained’t – get waylaid by pursuing earnings. Essentially, it’s a proper dedication to create worth for all stakeholders (not simply shareholders) and steadiness function and revenue in our determination making.
It’s an thrilling time. Among the Best for the World™, we’re rubbing shoulders with over 70 different B Corps within the Australia and New Zealand area, like Australian Ethical, KeepCup, Hepburn Energy and Who Gives A Crap. That implies that there are 70 different companies in our area who’re actively making change, placing their mission first, and striving to be a part of a motion of higher companies. We know that this journey doesn’t have a closing vacation spot, nevertheless it’s necessary that we proceed to take acutely aware steps ahead. This mission lock, and this recognition, is one other a kind of steps, and we’re so happy with the crew who’re working furiously behind the scenes to maintain pushing ahead with our objectives.