Business West
February 2021
Other professional, scientific & tech
Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
United Kingdom
A company of 200 staff delivering multi-million pound contracts and award-winning services in the South West on the themes of internationalisation, innovation and skills, to help businesses to thrive, both locally and nationally. They look ahead now to supporting local businesses on their journey toward achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. They're fully committed to safeguarding the environment and addressing the climate crisis and released their own climate change position statement in December 2020, the first Chamber of Commerce in the UK to do so. 22,000 businesses trust them to help them start, grow, export and innovate - as well as represent their views to government. Rooted in their local business communities, representing businesses of all sizes and sectors, providing advocacy to government on their key business issues - nationally via British Chambers of Commerce and regionally via our network of Chambers in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, and through the West of England and Swindon & Wiltshire Initiatives.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 22.5
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.
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 37.3
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.
Community 23.9
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.
Environment 15.1
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.
Customers 11.0
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.
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.