ba&sh

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Île-de-France, France

Certified Since

June 2024

Industry

Textiles

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Belgium,

Canada,

China,

Denmark,

France,

Germany,

Hong Kong S.A.R.,

Ireland,

Italy,

Luxembourg,

Netherlands The,

Norway,

Portugal,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

United Kingdom,

United States

Founded in 2003 by Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief with the support of Dan Arrouas and the Vog Group, ba&sh embodies the bold spirit of sisterhood with the guiding principle "born collective." A pioneer in "smart fashion," the label is at the forefront of innovation in its sector and in its commitment to social responsibility. ba&sh is a dynamic brand with a strong international dimension coupled with a real awareness of the ecological and societal imperatives of its time. It is through this commitment that ba&sh introduced its sustainable development program in 2017. The brand’s CSR policy (corporate social responsibility) revolves around five key pillars: climate action & biodiversity, social compliance & traceability, certified & innovative materials, circularity and community, and diversity & inclusion.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, ba&sh earned an overall score of 98.0. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
98
98 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 13.7

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement3.5
Ethics & Transparency2.6
+ Mission Locked7.5

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 25.3

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security4.7
Health, Wellness, & Safety8.4
Career Development3.1
Engagement & Satisfaction5.5

Community 21.9

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.8
Economic Impact5.8
Civic Engagement & Giving1.7
Supply Chain Management9.0

Environment 33.3

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management8.0
Air & Climate8.7
Water3.1
Land & Life7.0
+ Resource Conservation0.6
+ Land/wildlife Conservation4.4
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation1.2

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Customers 3.6

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.6


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score98

Additional Documentation

BA&SH TRANSPARENT ASSESSMENT


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