Brisbane | Become a B Corp in-person workshop, March 2023
Event description
This four-hour workshop will help get your business moving on the pathway to becoming a Certified B Corporation (B Corp)! This workshop is an important step to take towards your business reaching the highest standards of social and environmental performance, and joining a 5000+ strong global business community.
When?
22 March, 2023 1pm-5pm (AEDT).
Where?
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney St, New Farm QLD
Format:
Attend a four-hour in-person workshop facilitated by one of our experienced B Consultants. The workshop will cover how to navigate the B Corp assessment, tips on how to tackle certain questions, and how you can boost your score to hit the 80 points to certify!
Who should attend?
- People that want to improve the social and environmental performance of their business and become Certified B Corporations
- Typically founders and leaders of smaller companies; sustainability managers and communications managers in larger companies
Before the session:
- Complete this free online B Corp short course to learn about the B Corp movement and the process as this background content will not be covered in the session.
- Create a B Impact Assessment account and attempt at least one section in the B Impact Assessment (we recommend starting with the Workers or Community sections)
Learning outcomes?
- Map your journey to becoming a B Corp
- Navigate the B Impact Assessment (BIA) tool
- Gain a baseline assessment of your business’ impact using the BIA tool
- Set goals and track improvements to your business’ impact and resilience using the BIA
- Opportunity to have questions related to your business answered
Please note if registration does not meet our minimum requirements (or threshold), we may postpone or cancel the workshop.
In the event of postponement or cancellation, refunds will be made. Please note that refunds do not currently include booking fees which remain with Humanitix to fund the charity projects they support. If you would like this fee refunded, this can be organised through B Lab upon your request.
By participating in the workshops, you give permission for B Lab to share your B Impact Assessment track, score, and completion rate with the Facilitator. The purpose of sharing information is to enable the facilitator to provide more tailored support to participants.
Your Facilitators:
Jen Gearing
Jen has a background in corporate insurance and finance, small business admin, consultancy and more recently in SE Asia, change management in a startup turned global unicorn across 30 markets globally. In 2022, Jen created Rejenerate to help other small business navigate the B Corp certification process from start to finish. She still maintains a small presence in the corporate world and gently combines big business process with small business agility.